Word: respects
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...football practice yesterday afternoon particular attention was given to the line candidates, in order to overcome if possible the deficiency in this respect which has existed since the beginning of the season. For nearly an hour before the scrimmage Coach Bowditch gave the ends practice in running down under punts against opposing ends, and tried to correct a tendency on the part of many of the ends to use their hands in blocking. After the scrimmage the line men were given a long hard drill in blocking through under the direction of Coaches Waters and Lewis. In the scrimmage, which...
...think most of us will agree that we have felt the great shortcomings of Harvard social life in this respect, and while we have believed that it is impossible ever to arrive at any ideal state we have still been of the opinion that there are many inherent obstacles to the right sort of intercourse which are capable of eradication. I remember how we set going Freshmen receptions some years ago, and how we welcomed Mr. Higginson's gift of the Union as tending to remove these obstacles. These things like the special efforts now being made for frequent smokers...
Although defeated, the University team played a very satisfactory game. The fielding was consistently good and several brilliant plays were made, especially by the outfield. Kernan excelled in this respect, for he made three difficult catches of long flies, at least one of which would have been good for a home run. In batting the men showed an encouraging amount of confidence, and hit the ball hard. Leonard's home run and Kernan's two hits, one of which started a fine rally in the seventh inning, were the features for the University team...
...principal weakness of the Princeton team lies-in-batting, although this has shown considerable improvement during the last few games. As the Harvard team is also uncertain in this respect it is likely that little scoring will be done and that the contest will be largely one of fielding and pitching...
...during the game with Holy Cross. The batting rally, though slow in coming, consisted of a three-base hit a two-base hit, and two singles, and showed that the men have the ability to hit when necessary. The same confidence was shown in base-running, although in this respect some unnecessary risks were taken, noticeably when Leonard was caught at the plate in the first inning. Later in the game, Stephenson and Matthews made a well-executed double steal...