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Word: favorable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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When everything had been decided but the shot put, the score stood 54 to 50 in Harvard's favor, and it was expected that Pennsylvania would get first and second in that event, giving her the victory by two points. Woodruff, however, owing to a strained knee, was not able to do his best work and E. H. Clarke saved the day by surpassing his own previous performances with a put of 40 feet 4 1-2 inches, giving Harvard second place and tieing the score. Another surprise was in the pole vaulting of A. B. Emmons '98, who outdid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WINS. | 5/10/1897 | See Source »

...noticeable lack of team work. The defense put up a good game, Sands blocking several shots at goal. Woods and Captain Burley also played well. Harvard's one goal was made by Burley on a pass from Ring. The score was five to one in Lehigh's favor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse Trip. | 5/10/1897 | See Source »

Yesterday the Harvard golf team defeated the Concord team at the latter's grounds by the score of 13-9. The Harvard team played a much better game than the score shows, for the course was very tricky and so greatly in favor of the home team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Golf Match. | 5/6/1897 | See Source »

...game between the College nine and Boston University yesterday afternoon was called, on account of rain, after three innings had been played. The score stood three to one in favor of Harvard. Boston scored her run in the first inning and the College nine brought in three runs in the third. Neither team did very creditable work, Harvard scoring through Boston's loose work rather than from good playing of their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rain Stops College Game. | 4/28/1897 | See Source »

...first round of 24 deals, the score stood: Harvard, 16; Yale 11. In the second round Harvard gained 14 tricks and Yale 3; in the third, Harvard gained 10 tricks and Yale 23, making the total score 40 to 37, in favor of Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WINS AT WHIST. | 4/12/1897 | See Source »

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