Word: latter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...last half of the Princeton game the line had not worked together as well as it should, and the attack had been rather inconsistent. The defensive work has, in the main, been good, although Princeton gained at will during the first half of the game last Saturday. During the latter part of this game, however, the team showed its real strength. The line was able to withstand the hardest kind of attack without weakening, and the offense proved to be exceptionally aggressive. The backs are still a trifle slow in starting but are very fast on end runs and good...
...elections the men who are elected at large are broader and more impartial than those elected from districts. The latter are less capable, selfish and not representative of all the people. The primary elections are a step in the right direction, as they decrease the number of candidates so much that the records of each can be carefully looked up and laid before the voters at the final election...
...only fair to the Freshmen to say that the latter were represented by a second team at best. The Sophomores, however, played a strong game, and their offence was especially good. They followed the ball better and displayed more spirit than did the Freshmen. As many of the men on the latter team had never played on the first team before, they lacked team play and were continually penalized for being offside...
...commissions to work together, as they have no connection whatever with each other, and if there is to be a new bridge it is the duty of the former commission to superintend its erection, while the strengthening of the old bridge would come under the department of the latter commission. The result of this division of responsibility is that nothing definite has been done, further than to test the strength of the old bridge, and thus insure the safety of the crowds who will witness the Harvard-Yale game on Saturday...
...Haven, Conn., November 14, 1907. The Yale university team had a light practice here today, lining up against the second eleven for only ten minutes. The latter played on the offensive throughout. The Varsity line held well, and the secondary defense intercepted most of the forward passes and onside kicks. At the end of the practice the second and third teams held a 15-minute scrimmage, the second scoring once...