Word: poor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...place of Hutchinson whose knee was hurt. Harvard opened the second half in a lively manner gaining twenty-five yards on rushes by Lee and Blanchard. B. Trafford soon kicked McBride returned, and B. Trafford soon kicked again. Morrison fumbled, and Cumnock fell on the ball. Saxe's poor play was followed by Morrison's weak punt. Lee gained ten yards, Saxe three. and on the third down B. Trafford tried to kick a goal from the thirty-five yard line, but failed, owing to the strong head wind...
...would agree with his opponents that the republican party was lazy but the question to be proved was whether or not President Harrison had violated his pledges. The president has been surrounded by incompetent heads of departments who wish to turn out men; in addition he is oppressed by poor service. The platform of the republican party he said, favors the extension of the civil service reform in so far as to give the sole power of removal from office to an investigation committee. Had President Harrison vetoed any of these measures in the platform when brought before the senate...
...Pond, H. O. Poor...
...Economic effects of free intercourse would be disastrous. (a) By increasing competition in staple products-Curtis, 66-68; Stebbin's Manual. (b) By extending the benefits of our protective system to poor states without increasing our own advantages-J. S. Mill; Taussig's Tariff History...
...could not get started, and a misunderstanding of the signals forced Dean to touch the ball down for the fourth time. On Princeton's second down Ames punted to Saxe who made a brilliant catch. Ames and Trafford punted back and forth several time but finally Ames made a poor return and Saxe got the leather and rushed finely to Princeton's twenty-five yard line. Lee gained a little, but Upton failed to advance the ball and on the third down it was passed to Trafford who kicked a fine goal from the field from the twenty yard line...