Word: hardest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Both have won or tied all their games this season but whereas the University team defeated Princeton on January 20 by only one goal, the Yale team won from Princeton last Saturday by a score of 3 to 0. The game this evening promises to be one of the hardest of the intercollegiate schedule, with the chances of victory considerably in Yale's favor. The latter's team has played more games and held frequent practice at the St. Nicholas Rink, thereby gaining a great advantage over the University team...
Captain Newhall reiterated, in part, McMaster's statements, and added that the team had been severely handicapped by most unfavorable weather conditions, as well as by the loss of at least seven promising candidates through injuries or poor academic standing. Only by the hardest work on the part of every candidate can be University team win the Columbia game, which comes shortly after the recess...
...Shevlin is the only man who has won a "Y" in three branches of athletics, while three men have won the "Y" in two branches. The football team will lose six very valuable men by graduation: Captain Shevlin, Cates, Tripp, Flinn, Hoyt, and Hutchinson. The ends will be the hardest positions to fill. It is not known what coaching system will be followed next year, but it is hoped that Captain Shevlin may be obtained as head coach...
Sheble, a substitute on last year's team, has shown such improvement in kicking, that he will fill Reynold's place at left halfback. The hardest positions to fill satisfactorily have been those of Ziegler at guard and Weede at end. Stevenson, at quarterback, is again running the team well. Folwell, fullback, is heavier than he was last year and has been playing a strong game. Greene, because of his consistently good work all the fall, will undoubtedly be Sheble's partner at halfback...
...Geysir. At Geysir are situated the largest boiling spring in Iceland, and an extensive field of smaller hot springs. Five days later, after travelling east ward, the expedition started across the Sprengisandr Desert, on its way to Akureyri, on the north coast. The route taken is considered the hardest way of crossing the island, as many fords have to be made, the deepest that across the Thojorsa River, the largest of the rivers of Iceland. On this part of the trip the party passed near Mt. Heckle, the famous volcano, and for two days rode close to the Arnafells Jokull...