Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this connection we are pleased to note the extremely fair position taken by the News, upon the somewhat irregular method of procedure adopted by their freshman foot ball team. In fact, we can hardly conceive of an apology for the conduct of the eleven in failing to play the game agreed upon. The extract which we print in another column sets forth in plain terms the light in which their action was viewed at our sister university before the last action, namely a complete refusal to play the game was taken...
...professionalism" was then made against him, hut just the contrary; and further, the thought of objecting to the coach of the crew on the ground of too great expense, seems never to have entered the minds of the Committee a year ago. These facts seem to me to be somewhat inconsistent with the view of the question which the Committee take now, for notice-the only grounds for dismissing Col. Bancroft, given either in the letter of the Graduate Committee or in that of the Athletic Committee, are that (to quote the words of the letter of the Graduate Committee...
...Princeton team far outplayed the Yale eleven in rushing, tackling, and catching during the first half: Yale was somewhat steadier than Princeton during the second half...
...effects of our present system that he is now, and he will then be prepared to express an intelligent opinion concerning it. He is mistaken in supposing that it is only the men who "indulge in expensive sprees, and go to bed regularly at 2 P. M." as he somewhat vulgarly puts it, that wish to do away with compulsory prayers. On the contrary, it is the desire of those who have the interests of the college most at heart, that, for the honor of Harvard, the present system be given up. If the only arguments to be adduced...
...team representing the west, or lower end of the hall, by a score of 14 to 8. Another diversion was created, soon after the close of the game, by the appearance of a procession composed of a fife and drum corps, a wheel barrow, a jubilant, and somewhat suspiciously hilarious Cleveland man, and a perspiring and crestfallen Blaine man, the whole escorted by about 200 urchins...