Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Shaw's "The Shewing Up of Blanco Posnet" played a few evening ago, was a modern morality. It was thoroughly convincing. "The Hour Glass" is, in feeling, setting, and lesson a morality of a half dozen centuries ago. Mr. Sinclair, the "Wise Man," overcame his slight accent; there was no disharmonizing detail in setting or in technique, and assuredly no actress could play the part of an angel more impressively and more movingly than did that remarkable actress, Miss Allgood; yet wihtal, though for the moment the play was suggestive, appealing and forceful, back of any appreciation...
...left tackle in place of Jenckes. He played end on the University team two years ago and combines weight and speed with his experience. Campbell will fill T. H. Frothingham's place at left halfback. The latter has been unable to play for several days on account of a slight injury received in scrimmage. He will be out today, however, ready to play if called on. Potter will start the game at quarterback, as he is now regular first string man in that position...
...start was made at about 11.30 P. M., with the Phryne and the Dahinda taking the lead. On the tack toward the Long Island shore, the Phryne gained a slight lead. At about 2.30 o'clock both took a long board out into the sound again. At a point between Faulkner's Island and the Cornfield Point Lightship, the Edjacco crossed their bows. As the Phryne and the Dahinda tacked towards Long Island again, a shift of the wind enabled them to take the lead over the Edjacco. The latter was also passed by the Janet. This tack carried...
...eight was defeated by Cornell on Lake Cayuga by two lengths. The crew rowed very well but met its superior in the remarkably fast Cornell crew. After this race a slight modification was made in the stroke. The body swing was not carried so far back, going but little further than the perpendicular, the hands being brought in sharply at the finish. The feather is carried until the instant before the catch, the oars being turned sharply at the moment...
...first race the 1914 boat got away ahead and held a slight lead until very near the finish when Middlesex sprinted and just...