Word: lose
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...rowing they seem to have grasped the situation, and there is a right spirit among them. If they retain their good resolutions and persist in their efforts through the preliminary work, the outlook for a good crew next spring will be excellent. If on the contrary, the men lose their earnestness and drop out because they do not find much fun in it, a gradual decadence of spirit will set in which will be a sure forerunner of defeat. There is much excellent material in the class, and every effort will be made to develope this material to the greatest...
...about a match for the first and kept the 'varsity backs from making gains, whether around the ends, or through the center. During the first half hour the first eleven failed to score. Two or three times they got the ball down to the ten yard line, only to lose it on four downs. The great trouble with the backs was that they did not get started quickly enough and that, even when started, they ran listlessly. Brewer showed no falling off, but both Waters and Gray were below their usual form. Gray was especially erratic, but Waters even...
...measure when the football and tennis season is over. In the winter time men must exercise in the gymnasium if at all. This or some other plan for making a better opportunity for class exercise must be adopted and adopted soon, or this branch of our educational system will lose the spirit of liberality which characterizes the policy of the University...
...varsity did not lose the ball once on four downs, and rarely failed to make 25 or 30 yards at a time. This Waters and Corbett did repeatedly...
...soon as the 'varsity had a chance to run with the ball, they rushed it straight down the field. They did not lose it once on four downs. Dartmouth, however, secured it several times because of holdings or off-side play on Harvard's part. The umpire's strictness against Harvard alone was severely criticised by many...