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Word: favorable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first score was made by Murphy of Yale, but Griffiths soon scored for the University, and the first half ended with the score 9 to 7 in favor of Harvard. In the second half the excellent shooting of the University team soon raised the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON BASKETBALL | 3/12/1906 | See Source »

...poor judgment of the referee, who paid little attention to Columbia's frequent fouls. The Columbia team was strong on block plays under the basket, and won the game by three very long shots. At the end of the first half the score was 13 to 6 in favor of Columbia. During the second half the game was much rougher owing to the negligence of the referee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLUMBIA, 22; HARVARD, 17 | 3/10/1906 | See Source »

...February 7 by the score of 25 to 9, and is now fourth in the intercollegiate league, having won four games and lost five. Yale is good on the defense, and has shown some consistent team work in the past few weeks, but the chances of winning slightly favor the University team after their decisive victory earlier in the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLUMBIA, 22; HARVARD, 17 | 3/10/1906 | See Source »

...University basketball team will play Columbia in the Columbia Gymnasium this evening at 8.30 o'clock. The chances tonight slightly favor the Columbia team, as it recently defeated the University team in the Hemenway Gymnasium by the score of 17 to 13. This is the last chance the University team has of winning second place in the intercollegiate league, having already won five games and lost three, while Columbia has won six games and lost three...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASKETBALL WITH COLUMBIA | 3/9/1906 | See Source »

...University team took the lead in the first half, which ended with the score 20 to 8 in its favor. In the second half Avery was substituted for Dickerman on the Cornell team, which strengthened the team to such an extent that they were able to make five points while the University team made six. In this half the playing of both teams was improved...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 26; CORNELL, 13 | 3/5/1906 | See Source »

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