Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...already show the results of over two weeks of practice and though the subordination of individual playing may prevent some of them from demonstrating their full speed and ability, it tends to make a more mechanical and more efficient scoring machine. All four forwards stayed together in line last night and were therefore able to pass accurately and get by the opposing defence. Baker's and Townsend's goals were the only ones which did not come from a series of well-executed, down-the-rink passing...
...order to prevent abuse of this privilege, the discharges will be sent by the Adjutant-General of the State to the professor of military science and tactics at the institution, to be delivered to the students concerned when they enroll in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Should such students fail to enroll as indicated, the discharges will be returned to the Adjutant-General of the State for cancellation...
...principal feature of the second practice of the Princeton hockey squad in the St. Nicholas Rink was the inability of the scrubs to prevent the first team from scoring. The playing of the whole squad, however, was ragged and great improvement must be shown in shooting especially...
...honor that we were all willing--or were we willing?--to die for two weeks ago. The human interest of football is unquestioned and unquestionable. It was ever thus among people who had sporting blood in their veins. There were many people in ancient Greece whose patriotism did not prevent them from deeply resenting the intrusion of Leonidas and his battle of Thermopylae into the year 480 B. C., which was one of the years scheduled for the Olympian games. They regarded that as a great impertinence of patriotism. At all events, the integrity of Helas secured, the interest...
...then given a long signal drill, when team B was put in its place. During team A's scrimmage one touchdown was scored, E. L. Casey '19 carrying the ball over the goal line for the regulars early in the practice. The second team was able to prevent a score by team B, and succeeded in making a touchdown on a forward pass to G. B. Woods '19. The University squad was on the defensive a considerable portion of the time...