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Webster's New International Dictionary says that as a verb "pander" may mean "to cater," which is about the sense in which it was used in the passage cited. As a noun Webster says it may mean "an intermediary; an interagent," but adds that this meaning is "rare...
Because he had been born with a superior quickness and accuracy of muscular response, he seemed for a while unbeatable. In 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, he held the title. In 1894 a scorching Irishman named Goodbody beat the speedy Hovey, the rare Hobart, and Larned the Nonpareil, but when he met Wrenn he met his finish. In 1897 a strapping Englishman named Eaves (whose name, people said, was really Heaves), crossed the sea and beat the pride of the States, but Wrenn made him drop games like so many...
...year 1880 graduated for Yale Mr. Camp, a Football expert to whom Harvard can attribute the loss of so many games the past 12 years. To acknowledge that Yale's prestige in Football is the direct result of Mr. Camp's wonderful knowledge of the game, combined with his rare ability to lustre his ideas and to make finished players out of raw material is only to give that gentleman the credit he deserves. Harvard has undoubtedly had some very brilliant players, but, from some cause or other, no all-round players, with thorough knowledge of the game and ability...
France. A rare still life by Forain (painted in 1872) already mellowed by time; a strongly accented brown nude by Derain; Edward Vuillard's comfortable "Woman in Front of a Fireplace"; a curiously enervated drawing by Matisse; work by Menard, Besnard Danchez, Le Sidaner, Blanche; a full length painting by witty Guy Pene Du Bois of a nude woman seen from behind while she peeps through a slit in her curtain window at something in the next room...
...weeks" advantage in training gave us a considerable edge over the Harvard players. This year the lack of sufficient time for preparation hurt Harvard particularly, for her whole system of play is new, and it takes considerable time to perfect an entirely new offensive machine. Except at rare intervals, the Crimson players did not work together with the precision that is necessary in shake loose their backs. Harvard's new offense, I believe to be potentially dangerous, and with more time to perfect coordination, I think the Harvard team will cause trouble to any defensive machine...