Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sports, is more exciting and attracts a more intense interest than can fairly be asked for intellectual work. No outsider can follow the processes which lead to literary or scientific success, or can feel with him who wins it all the eager joy of victory. It is difficult to appreciate and generally impossible to grow enthusiastic over the competition in which the brain prevails. We believe, however, that even now the sober praise which Harvard men never deny to scholarly ability is far more significant than the lavish commendation which they so recklessly bestow on the favored athlete. The latter...
...life as a tadpole. When small, they live entirely on vegetable food, but when older they devour insects, which are caught by means of their long tongues covered by a sticky fluid. There are also the spring frogs, leopard frogs, and marsh frogs, all much alike, but characterized by difficult markings. The wood frog lives on land, and is difficult to catch except when it goes to the water to lay its eggs...
...their former appearance, but their fielding was very weak. Harvard had no difficulty in batting the opposing pitchers, and stole bases with impunity, the best work in this respect being done by Whittemore. The fielding was very erratic, though Dean made a good stop and Hayes caught a difficult fly. Gregory pitched a steady game...
...Yale campus was almost entirely deserted during the vacation, but few of the students remaining in town. The Glee Club and Nine had enjoyable trips South, notwithstanding the seven defeats which the latter received. It is difficult for the Nine to fully do itself justice on such trips, owing to the difficulty of keeping in good training during such constant travel...
From the players' stand-point lacrosse is a very attractive game. The knacks of catching, throwing and picking up the ball are difficult of acquirement, but when once learned never lose their charm...