Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...score of 4 to 2. Although the Freshmen were defeated by Groton on May 6 by a score of 7 to 6, their improvement since then has been so marked, especially in batting, that the chances of winning today's game are slightly in their favor...
...mile run lies between D. Grant 4M, and Alcott of Yale, who both hold the dual record of 4 p.m., 26.1-5 s., but Grant's long experience is in his favor. Hill of Yale should win third place...
From a comparison of records this year and from the performances of men who have taken part in previous meets it is safe to say that the contest will be close, with the chances slightly in favor of Yale. First places in most of the events are fairly easy to determine, but there are sure to be some surprises in the second and third places...
...Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon the University baseball team won from Cornell in a fast and exciting game by the score of 5 to 1. For the first five innings the score stood 1 to 0 in favor of Cornell, but in the sixth a strong batting rally by Harvard netted five runs and won the game...
...however,--in the solution of the problems of public economy--he has generally asserted his influence on the wrong side. On questions relating to trusts, the municipalization of franchises, the conflict between capital and labor, and the like, the great lawyers have almost invariably tried to influence legislation in favor of wealthy corporations, and against the people. They justify their action on the ground that they are only attempting to present one side of the question, just as in a court of law, and are leaving the legislatures to decide between them and their opponents. But, as the lecturer pointed...