Word: manned
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University football team will play the Brown eleven in the Stadium at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Brown has a strong, fast team and eight of their men are veteran players. Mayhew, the left halfback, is an exceptionally fast man, and was picked for the All-American eleven of 1906. There is a strong chance of Brown's winning today on account of the recent slump in the University eleven's playing. Whichever side wins the score will in all probability...
...Theodore Roosevelt, the Boy and the Man," by Morgan...
...extract from the 1909 constitution in regard to this meeting reads as follows: "At this meeting nominations for the committee may be made to the number of 20, and a ballot then being cast, each man voting for 10 of the 20 nominees, the 10 men receiving the highest number of votes shall constitute the committee. In addition to the 10 elected members, the class officers shall be members ex office. The committee so elected shall nominate within one week, at least two candidates for each office." The committee elected tonight will meet next Monday evening at 7 o'clock...
...should remember that this is the anniversary of the birth, not the death, of the man who so generously endowed Harvard. Although our knowledge of the man is limited, we cannot but feel that he would prefer the presence of the young men who benefit by his endowment, rather than an atmosphere of sanctity from which heartiness is lacking. The bonfire may offend some, but we see nothing radically objectionable in it, and in the absence of a substitute which could secure equal participation we do not consider it entirely unfitting...
...preliminary practice consisted of the usual punting, running down under punts, and breaking through by the line-men. Coach Graves took charge of the line and gave them a stiff drill in defensive work. Instead of giving his entire attention to one man as on Monday, he coached the whole line, with regard to the manner in which they should work together. Burr, Fish and Parker received especial attention. Starr was transferred from quarterback to halfback for a part of the scrimmage. There is a pressing need of backs at present on account of the number of men laid...