Word: instead
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following is the New Haven Union's account of Corbin's "little trick:" "Corbin, instead of dribbling the ball, as the opposing line expected, stooped and grabbed it, ducked his head, and dived through the Harvard rushers...
...changed very decidedly in its make-up, from the games in which it has played with Princeton or Harvard. There has never before been such a thorough feeling of doubt as to the abilities of an athletic team. The fact that there will be two important games this year instead of one, has added much to the interest, and has also added much to the doubts of our success...
...time is good enough for us, and therefore is good enough for you;" or will they have the best interests of the students so near them that the old abuses will be remedied and the library be made a place where it can be used by every student voluntarily instead of grudgingly...
...third number of the Advocate is out and contains very readable matter. Without exception the articles in this issue are much better than those of the last. The change introduced by printing the full name of the writers instead of their initials is a very welcome one. "The Curse of an Imagination" is a very lively sketch, and gives signs of quite a good deal of study of human nature. Particularly good is the description of the way in which a man's thoughts "begin to revolve around themselves" in a ride to Boston. "In June" is very melodious...
...victory of Saturday has awakened the spirit of Harvard which has lain in a lethargic state so long. Instead of periodical grunts and growling about the eleven, words of hope and encouragement are now heard. Men no longer say that Yale will win simply because she is Yale, but declare that she must show superior strength and science to do so. This, as a sign of the times, is most encouraging. Disgruntled criticism has done much evil here in the past. It has been caused by defeats to a great extent, but it has reacted upon the players...