Word: fatal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...heritage of Iphigenis, daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytaemnestra, was a calamity provoked by successive violations of the law of God. Deceit, treachery, fatal ambition, adultery, the atrocities, of revenge that studied the refinements of retaliation, the murder of a husband, of a daughter, of a father--these form the tale of the house of Agamemnon. Of this line the most tragic figure is Agamemnon, who slew his daughter as a sacrifice, and, upon his triumphal return from the Trojan war, was ignominiously butchered by his faithless queen. Such, in short, is the plot...
Both teams fielded loosely, but the second team's errors were more costly. Stephenson dropped a thrown ball on first, giving Waters his base, but the misplay, although usually fatal, did not cost...
...attack did not come up to expectations and wore itself out in the first half. Other causes were the fumbling at critical times and the weakness of the three centre positions. The play was extremely ragged, each side losing the ball twice on fumbles, one of which was fatal to Harvard. Many other fumbles which were recovered were costly to both elevens. The rules regarding offside play and holding were strictly enforced by the officials, Pennsylvania's penalties aggregating a distance equal to the length of the field, while Harvard was set back 70 yards. The play on the whole...
...Leary, on the other hand, made some splendid tackles, proving himself at present the most reliable end. Captain Hurley was in the line-up during the whole game and while he was unable to fulfill expectations in offensive work, he played a good steady game. Foster's fumbles were fatal, but he played a strong game and stopped several plays. Near the end of the game he was taken out and replaced by Nichols. Lockwood proved fast on the offense and once outran Stevenson and threw him on an end run. He received a hard blow on the elbow...
...would apply just as well to the attempt now being made to raise among the graduates a large sum for the permanent endowment of the University. Where would Harvard be if its graduates were to take the tone--"The subscription business, however, has become a nuisance"? Is it a fatal objection to the contributions now being made to the general fund that they are "unevenly distributed," and many men of small means give relatively more than some of their richer brethren? Would it not be fairer to raise the price of tution for those who are actually to profit...