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Word: favorable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lead at the start but lost it soon after when Colestock, the Navy star, went on a scoring orgy and tallied 12 points inside of ten minutes. During this time Harvard scored only five points. The score at the end of the first half was 22 to 17 in favor of Navy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON DEFEATED BY NAVY BASKETBALL TEAM | 2/25/1929 | See Source »

...proportion of the welfare work which was accomplished by the Y. M. C. A. Those who were in France during the period of this inquiry will recall that the investigation was thorough, and that there was at least no prejudice in favor of the "Y" on the part of the investigators. In every major command, officers and enlisted men were required to testify and their depositions are a part of the record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 25, 1929 | 2/25/1929 | See Source »

...With the favor of critics in all cities included in their recent western trip, the program is considered capable of entertainment. In rearranging the presentation for the spring season, the clubs are including in the program, K. A. Perry 1L, well known ventriloquist, and a former president of the Dramatic Club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GOTHAM CONCERT DRAWS INSTRUMENTALISTS AWAY | 2/23/1929 | See Source »

Football authorities differ as to the advisability of the now ruling. William J. Bingham 16, Director of Athletics, is among those who feel the "dead fumble" rule will rob the game of one of its biggest thrills. On the whole, however, opinion seems to favor this new evidence of the present tendency to sacrifice the spectacular in football in the interests of greater precision...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FUMBLES RECLASSIFIED | 2/20/1929 | See Source »

...poor third. The outcome of the clash would, therefore, seem to depend entirely on the final event on the schedule, the mile relay. The Crimson quartet's fast time of three minutes 28 4-5 seconds in the Millrose Games in New York a short while ago should favor them to outrun the Indian baton-passers, but Coach Hillman has an array of fleet middle distance runners who are capable of throwing the point total in their favor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Has Chance For Triangular Meet Victory | 2/19/1929 | See Source »

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