Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...from start to finish, the race between '90 and '89 being very well contested. At the finish '89 was ahead with '90's bow overlapping the senior's stern. The freshmen were scarcely a length behind '90, and surprised everyone by their excellent showing. Their body work showed a lack of experience but their time was good and they pulled hard. As the river was full of floating logs and refuse wood, and the seniors were held back by a large piece which caught on their bow, the poor time which was made-nearly five minutes-is easily accounted...
...satisfied in a matter of keen interest to all its members. And yet no reason is assigned for this delay except the desire of the Union to draw a large number of men Thursday. The motive surely is an insufficient one, not to say selfish, and shows a lack of college spirit. To be sure, the Union conducted the canvass to a certain degree upon its own account; yet it has committed a breach of courtesy in keeping the college so long in suspense. Even if it purposes, also, to open the canvass again, there seems to be little reason...
...account of lack of time the second half was only twenty minutes long. Rushes by Dean, Porter and Fitzhugh advanced the ball twenty-three yards, when it went to Wesleyan on a fumble the Wesleyan back muffed a pass, and Harvard getting the ball, Sears punted to the fifteen-yard line. Trafford stopped the return kick and dropped on the ball, making the sixth touchdown for Harvard. Fitzhugh kicked a goal. No points were made; but Wesleyan nearly scored against Harvard, when a hard punt of Sears was stopped and the ball rolled nearly to Harvard's line, where Wesleyan...
...mass meeting of the students of Tufts College decided to discontinue intercollegiate football on account of the weak state of the team and lack of support. A series of class games has been arranged...
There is evidently a lack both of enthusiasm and funds at the headquarters of the rival democratic and republican state committees, as no final arrangements have been made by either party for a torchlight procession in Boston. It is no probable that either procession can take place before October...