Word: outweighed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...number of the Monthly which came out yesterday begins with a most interesting article by Professor Hollis on "The Moral Aspect of College Sports." "The politics, the heavy physical strain, and the distractions of certain sports seem to outweigh, in many minds," says Professor Hollis in this article, "the positive good that springs from them. This prejudice is, doubtless, based upon the abuses of ten or fifteen years back, when athletics had run mad. Things have changed, however, and the old influences have disappeared. Many practices once thought legitimate have been given up as leading to bad sport, and college...
...Association. From a Graduate's Window, concerning Harvard Episodes, expressed the opinion that Mr. Flandrau, in searching the weaknesses of college life has succeeded perhaps better than any one else who has essayed the task, and that therefore it is all the greater pity that the faults should outweigh the real merit in the book which is capable of better things...
...vacant places, 7 and 5, will be filled with new men. MacDonald, Hall and McCloud are the best of the green material. At present the average weight of the men is almost as high as that of last year. If they keep on increasing they will outweigh the '95 crew, which was considered very heavy. The crew will go on the river in about ten days...
...members of the University recognize the horrors and suffering which war would cause our country and regret the possibility of waging war for a third time with the mother country. I am sure, however, that most members of the University believe that we should not let questions of expediency outweigh the consideration of what is due our national honor...
This seems to indicate that Yale excels in offensive work and Princeton in defensive. Yale's line is much lighter than her opponents, except at centre. Yale's backs, on the other hand, outweigh Princeton's, though by only a slight margin. The average weight of the whole Princeton team is 1771/3 pounds; Yale averages 171.5 pounds. Both teams make the tackles their main object of attack. Princeton has eight veteran players, while Yale has only four men who played on the 'varsity last year. All things considered, the game promises to be very exciting and closely contested from start...