Word: sawing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...true that he won neither great wealth nor high office, and that in his own commonwealth he saw many win both who were in no way superior to him in ability or character, like his arch-enemy Benjamin F. Butler, but 'the wise years decide.' Weighed in the true scales could any fortune, however large, or any office, however high, could anything that he won for himself outbalance the unselfish service which he rendered to others? Is self-sacrifice failure? Shall we measure success by what a man gets, or by what he gives? Shall we forget the immortal words...
...unfortunate feature of some football games is that they are not always conducted with the maximum amount of good feeling and courtesy on the part of either players or spectators. But Saturday's game with the University of Virginia set a high standard in those respects. No one who saw the contest could help being impressed with the excellent spirit and sportsmanship of the Virginia players and supporters. It was clearly demonstrated that a battle can be fought with the greatest vigor and determination and at the same time with consideration of opponents. After the game the two teams enjoyed...
...practice of the University football team during the past two days has undoubtedly consisted of the hardest work undergone this year. The usual Monday let-up was passed by, and that afternoon and yesterday morning saw the fiercest scrimmaging the squad...
Harvard lined up Saturday without two of her most valuable me, Mahan and Gilman. With only a few substitutions the eleven fought its way through the contest, awaiting its opportunity to break the scoreless tie. Coach Haughton saw fit to disregard his custom of rushing in substitutes in the second half, and so he left practically the original team intact to work out its own salvation...
...game saw another shift in the University line-up. Reed has been displaced by M. B. Phillips '15, and the change seems for the better. In each of the last few games Reed has shown up rather poorly, for his weakness at the bat has been followed by weakness in fielding. Phillips failed to hit safely, but his fielding was perfect...