Word: favor
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...been shown by the University team during the season and its bowling is better than last year. The batting, however, is not consistent and the fielding is poor. Haverford has defeated Harvard for the last three years, the game in 1902 resulting 354 runs to 74 in Haverford's favor. The Haverford team this year is very strong, and is probably superior to any other college team in this country. It has already defeated all the strong cricket clubs in Philadelphia...
...observance of the centennial of the birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in the New Lecture Hall last night. The subject was "Emerson as a Philosopher," and the lecture consisted chiefly of an explanation and appreciation of Emerson's philosophy. The general opinion of philosophers and scientists until recently favored materialism which attempts to explain all things by mechanical laws of cause and effect and which emphasizes body, not mind. Philosophic opinion is now, however, beginning to favor idealism, which believes many things above mechanical law and which emphasizes mind rather than body. Emerson was thoroughly inclined to this belief...
...will be issued by Ginn and Company early next fall. The book is entitled "Greek Sculpture: A Discussion of its Spirit and Principles," and is intended to give an insight into the essence of the spirit of Greek sculpture, a matter which has in the past been neglected in favor of archaeological histories of Greek art and biographics of individual artists...
...matches in the handball tournament with the Boston Young Men's Christian Union now stand 9 to 5 in favor of the Union. As there are only two more matches to be played, the Union has won the tournament. The last matches will probably be played off today...
...games played with Pawtucket last year the University team was defeated by the score of 35 to 34, but won the second by the score of 107 to 47. Although Pawtucket has practically the same team as last year, the chances of a victory today seem in favor of the University team. The team will consist of the following men: Carter, W. N. Taylor, F. C. Taylor, Rothermel, Morgan, Tingley, D. Tyng, Trainer, Trout, Evans, Brock, Philips...