Word: shade
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...many of their balls fell too close to the net, and were easily killed by their opponents. Whitman showed great steadiness, and covered ground brilliantly. Ward placed well, but Davis was very erratic, playing brilliantly at times, and again making many nets and outs. Ward and Davis were a shade the better in team-play, but this was more than over-balanced by the greater steadiness of their opponents. Last year Whitman and Marvin beat, Ward and Davis, the challengers, in three out of four sets...
Garrison ran the team with excellent judgement and backed up the line strongly on defensive play. He seems to be a shade better than Cochrane as he is quicker with the signals and gets into the interference better...
Both teams were rather weak on the defensive, the 'Varsity, however, having a shade the worst of it in this respect, as both of the second's touchdowns were made in simple end plays which Lewis and Richardson failed to break up. Swain and Mills did good work in the line. Swain was used to great advantage as a ground gainer; he was active in breaking through and opened large holes for his backs. His playing throughout was very aggressive and sharp, and was by far the best work done by the first eleven. Sawin made several good runs...
...astronomical work every photographic plate must be tested for sensitiveness. Mr. Ring, assistant at the Observatory, has found the shape which an aperture must have in order to give a shaded area on each plate that will vary in intensity in arithmetical ratio. By means of a narrow strip on each plate, varying from a very light shade to one of considerable darkness, the magnitude of the stars photographed may be measured with accuracy...
With one exception, the Harvard forwards were just as strong, if not a shade better, than their opponents, both in line blocking and in breaking through, although neither side did much of the latter. The ends showed up to good advantage, and the centre trio was remarkably strong, especially on the defence. Swain and Lee, especially the former, supposed to be the weak spots on the team, put up creditable games against their heavier and more experienced adversaries. Behind the line, Dunlop and Sullivan did the best work, gaining nearly all of Harvard's ground through tackles and between...