Word: headway
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...allowed the preparatory school men to play the game as they pleased. There was a little improvement in the third period, but Roxbury still had the best of the contest. In the last quarter Gore replaced the Standish eleven, and against its strong line Roxbury could make but little headway. No scoring was done on either side during this period. In all probability there will be several more like yesterday's game for the dormitory elevens...
...spite of its many qualifications Washington and Jefferson is likely to find it surprisingly hard to make the kind of headway it is hoping for against Harvard. The opponents' defence has been rudely built, and though it is strong, may not prove impregnable. As for the attack, with the University's weakened line, it is here that Washington's menace is greatest; yet Harvard may be counted upon to hold Spiegel in check far better than anyone he has met this year...
...perhaps realized how marked was the superiority which Yale showed over Princeton. Against Harvard, Princeton was able to rush the ball in the first period for long and consistent gains. Against Yale she could make no material headway. Against Harvard, Princeton had at least five chances when she had the ball in striking distance of Harvard's goal. Against Yale she had but two, and one of these would hardly have been considered as a scoring opportunity had not Baker, receiving the pass on Yale's 42-yard line, kicked a goal from the field far more difficult than three...
...other important questions of policy, no one can deny that the last five years have put us much ahead. On matters concerning training tables, professional coaches, and the encouragement of students to take part in athletics, much headway has been gained. In the words of Dean Briggs in his report to the President, "Something has been done to spread the interest in athletic sports as exercise. Second and even third teams and crews have had informal games with our neighbors, and scrub teams give many students opportunities in hockey and baseball. Mr. Garcelon has tried to unearth lonely Freshmen...
Professor Rotch then pointed out the difference between ocean navigation and air navigation, and the difficulties encountered in the latter. The aeroplane and the balloon can make no headway against a wind unless their velocity is greater...