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Word: skillful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...finer points of the game, but a Philadelphian--the home of soccer--has thus set down his impressions of the various teams of the Intercollegiate League; Pennsylvania he says, was the most adept, showing a greater knowledge of the game and playing it with a higher degree of skill than any of the other teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BROWN SCHEDULES 18 GAMES | 1/9/1917 | See Source »

...team as a whole, with the individual skill of the players in short and long passing, heading, kicking, trapping and intercepting was very noticeable. He found the Princeton eleven next in order of strength and skill, the high de- gree of combination and individual skill characteristic of Pennsylvania being absent. There was a great deal of ability in the team however. The goal was good, the backs were strong, kicking and clearing well and with judgment. They were also fast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BROWN SCHEDULES 18 GAMES | 1/9/1917 | See Source »

...pivot position, although LaRoche of Yale is entitled to great credit for going successfully through the two big games as a last minute selection. Robinson of Harvard was a cool hand who made no mistakes, but seemed weak in interference. He added to his ball handling ability considerable skill in drop-kicking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUTING PLACED 109 MEN ON FOOTBALL ROLL OF HONOR | 12/19/1916 | See Source »

Percy played a steady game and showed much skill in getting the puck away from the opposing forwards. He and Captain Margin used their sticks well and did some fast skating down the rink. J. I. Wylde '17 stopped several particularly hard shots and was an important factor in shutting out the substitutes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOCKEY MEN SHOWED GAIN IN SPEED AND ACCURACY | 12/12/1916 | See Source »

...good as the average we have had in Boston this season. The dialogue is unusually clever and witty, and then is a semblance of a plot. The most out standing feature of the production is the excellent and attractive chorus. In this Hammerstein has shown some originality and considerable skill. The staging of the play could hardly be improves upon and the scenery shows real talent and appreciation of theatric effect. But here we stop...

Author: By E. A. W., | Title: The Theatre in Boston | 12/8/1916 | See Source »

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