Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Several commendable features, however, offset these defects last night. The work of the minor principals was excellent. J. A. Dix '02 as Pierre Paquier, the servant of Granger, was particularly good both in his acting and in his accent. F. W. Morrison '00, as the peasant Mathieu Gareau, was more in character than any of the other actors, and, with the aid of a droll voice, was well qualified to portray the stupid countryman. Dix and Morrison were the only characters who helped the audience realize that a comedy was being played. A. S. Hills '00, who took the part...
Yale will have a great advantage in the kicking of McBride which must be offset by greater aggressiveness and better condition on the part of Harvard to secure a victory. Boal may not play and in that case Sargent will take his place. Otherwise the team is in perfect physical condition...
...strong game, the strongest game, in fact, which it is capable of. The Harvard players, including Boal, who will resume his old place at guard, are in the best of condition and are full of spirit. The abundance and excellence of the substitutes, especially in the back field, will offset any weakening of the team through injuries to the regular players...
Ward found out early in the match that he was unable to pass Roche by straight return-strokes as the latter covered the court with ease, without using any back-hand strokes. To offset this difficulty, he pursued from the outset the policy of steady accurate lobbing, thus forcing Roche to smash. Most of his returns passed Ward along the side lines, but owing to the difficulty of playing a steady smashing game accurately, many of them went outside...
...year the affirmative instead of the negative will make the last rebuttal speech and close the debate. This is in accordance with the procedure in law courts, and removes the too great advantage heretofore held by the negative. The disadvantages of the burden of proof will now be somewhat offset by the final rebuttal...