Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first quarter of a mile, the shells were fairly even, the second having a slight lead. At that point R. Jenney '21 put the stroke of crew B a little higher, and took a lead of half a length over A, while the Unions dropped two lengths behind. As the crews passed under the Massachusetts Avenue bridge--the mile mark--the second crew had a lead of over a length on the University eight, while the Unions still trailed, nearly three lengths in the rear. Although the first boat came up a little in the last stretch, they were just...
...each winning from the same colleges and losing to the same colleges and losing to the same colleges with approximately the same scores in the respective meets. The one exception to this, Harvard's 6-3 win over Pennsylvania, to whom Yale lost 4-5 makes the University a slight favorite...
...which in turn defeated M. I. T. Princeton, which was defeated by Yale 33-21, lost to M. I. T., 26-20. Consequently tonight's opponents are judged to be very closely matched; and the University team, because of its recent improvement in form, is expected to have a slight advantage...
...line-up in these games has been practically unchanged since the season began. MacLeish, although not the greatest scorer, is a fast forward and particularly good at feeding the ball to his partner of the forward line. Pallo, the other forward, has a slight edge on the scoring...
...hard enough to keep the time straight, and to keep plays would require a whole book-keeping force on the field," said Roper. "As to limiting the system of stalling for time, the same objectionable feature would be presented. A team with a slight lead and the ball and say four more plays, would simply take the four downs and the game would be over. The other side would not have any more chance than it has under the time system...