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Word: lighter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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Slowly but steadily the moderate, intellectually balanced undergraduates are rallying around the standard of intelligent preparedness. The last day of the enrolment drive is here. The heavy guns and the lighter artillery have shelled the enemy's entrenchments for an entire week with countless rounds of written and verbal exhortation. Since the ground in front of Hill No. 1200 has been well prepared, today's final charge ough to be a triumphant rush...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FINAL FIGURE? | 2/17/1917 | See Source »

...would be difficult to make the duties and obligations any lighter, and still have a trustworthy and dependable corps of instructed officers in case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENROLMENT IN YALE RESERVE OFFICERS' CORPS COMPLETED | 2/6/1917 | See Source »

...could not roll up a larger score indicates the original weak offensive power of the team. The following week Bates was defeated 26 to 0, but despite the size of the score, the game was hard fought throughout. The victory was won by a steady drive through a considerably lighter team which, however, put up a good fight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REVIEW OF HARVARD SEASON SHOWS PHENOMENAL PROGRESS BETWEEN TUFTS AND CORNELL CONTESTS | 11/11/1916 | See Source »

Although Virginia was beaten by Yale with a large score early in the season, the coaches are not expecting an easy game on Saturday and some time is being given to preparation for it this week. After the lighter preliminary work of signals, teams A and B lined up against each other for nearly an hour's hard work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIGHT PRACTICE FOR ELEVEN | 11/1/1916 | See Source »

...opening game with Gettysburg last Monday, the Cornell eleven showed themselves able to gain over their lighter opponents, but the backs did not get away very fast. The ends also were slow in getting down under the punts. They handled the ball cleanly, however, in spite of a wet field, and followed it closely. Several forward passes were executed for long gains. Cornell's penalties were so heavy that they lost several touchdowns as a result. As a whole, however, the team's play was satisfactory and gives promise of becoming a strong aggregation later in the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE SHOWED TREMENDOUS INHERENT STRENGTH BUT LACK OF SPEED IN 61 TO 3 VICTORY OVER VIRGINIA | 10/11/1916 | See Source »

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