Word: favor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...yard plunge by Whittemore put the Sophomores, within striking distance, and finally Nelson carried the ball across, putting the Sophomores 2 points in the lead. Shortly before time was called, Captain Jacobs, of the Juniors, kicked a goal from the field, leaving the score 9 to 8 in favor of the Juniors. Whittemore starred for the Sophomores, and Jacobs for the Juniors...
...Barker also believes that the the are should be a community product, and that as such it is the highest expression of public emotion. He is not in favor of the single lead "star" system which tends to develop a one-sided drama. Nor does he approve of the long engagement as tending to destroy the art of the theatrical profession...
...result of this general sentiment the Student Council has adopted a resolution in favor of organizing a company of students for military drill supplemented by lectures on military tactics. A committee of graduates, law school men, and undergraduates has been appointed to take general charge of inaugurating the system...
...team's 24 points. Neither team scored in the first quarter but in the second period both made touchdowns. Pennsylvania kicked a goal from the field and the Cornell captain kicked the goal from touchdown, making the tally 9 to 7 in the Philadelphia team's favor. The third period was marked by the close playing of both elevens, neither getting within the danger limit of the other's goal-posts. In the fourth period, however, Cornell scored 17 points through several end runs of over 40 yards by Barrett and Shiverick...
...Rugby rules in the various colleges, and it was a result of this feeling that the Harvard-Yale series began in 1875. A contemporary Harvard publication in speaking of the game says: "Football will be a popular game here in the future. The Rugby game is in much better favor than the somewhat sloppy game now played by our men." In this match the Harvard men experienced considerable difficulty with the spherical shaped ball to which they were unaccustomed but in spite of this embarrassment, combined with McGill's broader experience, Harvard managed to hold the Canadians gainless by superior...