Word: letting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...attempt will be made at present to let the contract for the building as the Corporation believes that more advantageous terms may be made later in the year...
...game. The cheering Saturday was well-nigh worthless. The leaders should be men of enthusiasm and vigor-not merely individuals who wave their arms in front of us; and they should be under efficient superintendence. Now is the time to imbue the team with the spirit of the undergraduates; let us not wait, as we did last year, until it is too late...
...number of long gains were made. Williams was practically unable to make any impression on the University line and in the few instances that she had possession of the ball was invariably forced to punt. In advancing the ball the Harvard line-men sometimes showed a tendency to let their opponents through too soon, but nevertheless succeeded in giving considerable aid to the runner and were in large measure accountable for the high average of the gains...
...Corporation has given permission to the Harvard Dining Association to drill an artesian well near the refrigerating plant on the Kirkland street side of Memorial Hall. The contract has been let to Messrs. B.F. Smith and Brothers of Boston and work will commence with-in a few days. The well is expected to be ready for use at the opening of College next autumn...
...pitcher, allowed only three scattered hits and struck out twelve men; receiving meanwhile, errorless support in the field. Coburn also pitched very creditably with eleven strike-outs and only four hits against him; but his effective work in the box proved unavailing, since he himself made an error which let in three runs, and every other man in the infield made one or more errors, all of which were very costly. Such deplorable fielding, however, was only in part responsible for the defeat; for at the bat, the team showed a weakness which has been unparalleled this year, making only...