Word: favor
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...afternoon, with the tide and a slight wind in their favor, the University eight made the four-mile course in 22m. 35s, Immediately afterward, under almost precisely the same conditions, the Yale university and freshman crews raced over the same course in time which was given our as 22m. 50s., but which several watches on the shore caught as 21m. 15s. The Yale freshman crew performed the unusual feat of defeating the Yale university eight by three lengths...
...Senior baseball nine will play the Freshman team this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Soldiers Field in the final game of the interclass series. On the whole, the chances of winning seem to favor the Freshmen, as they have had much more practice than the Seniors. They have been playing a fast fielding game and their batting has improved materially. The batting orders follow: SENIORS. FRESHMEN. Black, l.f. s.s., Bradbury Dever, 3b. 3b., Grant Minturn, s.s. 2b., Leonard Marean, c. l.f., Newhall Clark, 1b. 1b., Nichols Jackson, p. p., Castle Noyes, 2b. c.f., Spencer Pier, Piper, r.f. c., Quigley...
...editorials in the current number of the Advocate suggests that the University insist upon a higher standard of scholarship than is at present required. The chief argument presented in favor of a change is that the prevailing rules do not demand enough of the kind of work that is permanently valuable to the student...
...Second nine will play St. Mark's School at Southboro this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The chances today decidedly favor the Second nine as the St. Mark's team are weak in both batting and fielding and were defeated by the Freshmen last Saturday by the score of 15 to 2. Moreover, the practice of the Second nine during the past few days has shown an encouraging improvement in batting...
...chances of victory seem to favor the University team. The men are very strong in singles, but have not played together long and are consequently weak in the doubles. Four of the University players, and two of the Yale players, competed in the dual meet, last spring, which was won by Harvard by the score...