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Word: slight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard id fighting a decidedly uphill fight, with the responsibility resting upon men who will have to outdo themselves to break into the scoring and bring the Crimson total above the blue. Yale is conceded to hold a slight advantage in the running features, but the University appears to lead in the field events...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD CONCEDED OUTSIDE CHANCE OF VICTORY OVER YALE | 5/18/1928 | See Source »

...four inches, seems to make him a favorite, even when the wind, which undoubtedly contributed to the distance, is taken into consideration. Pendleton of Yale took second in the Princeton meet with a throw of 152 feet nine and three-fourths inches, while Keesling was a third with a slight shorter distance. The fact that Pratt did 176 feet two inches at Dartmouth for a third place, gives good grounds for expecting at least eight points in this event. There is a bare possibility of making a clean sweep...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD CONCEDED OUTSIDE CHANCE OF VICTORY OVER YALE | 5/18/1928 | See Source »

...home state of the Brown Derby's bitterest enemy, William Gibbs McAdoo, and Mr. McAdoo had instituted the Walsh campaign just for old time's sake, in memory of two McAdoo nominations blocked by Candidate Smith in 1920 and 1924. Candidate Reed perhaps served as a slight buffer between the two, but the returns were: Smith, 132,006; Reed, 57,586; Walsh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Brown Derby | 5/14/1928 | See Source »

This is the final schedule but may be subject to slight changes. THURSDAY, MAY 31. (V) Anthropology A New Fogg Lect. Rm. Anthropology 7 Emerson J Chemistry 6 Harvard 8 Economics 10b Emerson J English 37 Sever 36 English 72 Memorial Hall New Lect. Hall Fine Arts 3b Robinson Hall Fine Arts 5r Fogg Small Lect. Rm. French B Sever 13 French 35 New Lect. Hall Geology 5 Geol. Lect. Rm. Sem. Mus. 1 Geology 10 Rotch Bldg. German 2 IV Emerson J German 26b Emerson J Government 7b Sever 35 Greek A Sever 26 Greek G I Sever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Examination Schedule Sets May 31 as Opening Date | 5/12/1928 | See Source »

...with these men the Hanoverians will place Phillips and Lyle in the hammer. Harden in the javelin, and McAvoy and Lyle in the shot and discus. The javelin, shot and discus may prove to be the most closely contested events of the meet, with the University holding a slight edge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD IS FAVORED IN DARTMOUTH GAMES | 5/10/1928 | See Source »

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