Word: efforts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work of the defense was concerted and stronger than that of last year's team until ten days ago when it was weakened by the injury to Willetts, who will probably play only the first half this evening. During the past two weeks the team has practiced with determined effort, but has been seriously handicapped by the very poor condition of the ice which at times has been so soft that a baseball has had to be substituted for the puck. On several occasions the team has resorted to roller skating for exercise...
...will be coached in stick work and in passing and catching the ball on the outdoor courts. The University squad will be coached by R. S. Hardy '01; the coach for the Freshmen has not yet been chosen. Personal attention will be given to all new men and every effort made to teach them the beginnings of the game so that when the field work commences they will be more evenly matched with the experienced players...
Captain Dives emphasized the importance of beginning training at once with the view of entering the B. A. A. meet on February 10. Every effort, he said, will be made to develop new material. Men will be entered during the winter in other meets. Mr. Quinn, the new assistant trainer, will have especial charge of weight men. If possible a Freshman track team will be formed...
...hoped that all men interested in the promotion of extemporaneous speaking in the two upper classes will make an effort to be present, as the success of the club will depend upon having a large enough membership that work will not be interfered with by a few absences from the weekly meetings...
...Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is President of the Olympic Games Association, has expressed the wish that every effort should be made to bring the American universities to send representatives, and especially Harvard, as the Greeks recognize that University as the oldest and most important in the United States and thinks that, if she should take the lead, other universities would follow the example and send representatives to Athens...