Word: fewer
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...problems before the captain and coaches this year will be to fill the pitcher's and left fielder's position, and to develop the rest of the outfield, which was very weak last year. Other positions to be filled are those of first and second bases and shortstop. As fewer men have been retained from the upper classes than in previous years, Freshmen having any baseball ability should come out on February...
...line, due to the competition for the places left vacant by graduation, have been responsible for weakness shown on the defense. This was especially noticeable in the Pennsylvania State and Brown games, but since then the defense has of course been strengthened as a result of the fewer changes which have been necessary. This building up of a new rush line has been the greatest problem which the coaches have had to face this year, with only two of last season's players as a nucleus. In spite of this, Yale's goal line has not been crossed, although several...
Coburn pitched effectively, and at times brilliantly. He struck out 14 men, allowed only six hits, and gave but one base on balls. Umstead, for Cornell, although he struck out fewer men, used excellent head-work, and allowed only seven hits. Coburn was supported by fast and accurate fielding...
...order that cases might be investigated before becoming too flagrant, bodies of state officers should be instituted, who should know the names and records of offenders. Furthermore, if fewer peddling licenses were issued, if police stations were closed to tramps who might better be confined in places where work was exacted, and if blind and crippled children were attended to early in life, we should find a great decrease in the number of these useless citizens...
...season tickets would some what more than make up the amount hitherto raised by subscription, if the sales did not decrease. Moreover, it is extremely unlikely that the number sold would diminish, for there has been a steady increase in the last few years, and it is improbable that fewer men would buy tickets because of the increased price, when it was known that the slight addition meant not only greater privileges, but' also immunity from the excessive nuisance of subscription solicitations...