Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...forward line, then, seems to be fairly well cared for. To develop a backfield equal to Captain Mahan's will be somewhat more of a task. If the new material produces a strong running combination, a punter who can rival Mahan is yet to be found. Horween, Enwright and Robinson are good punters; and Robinson is also an excellent drop-kicker; but none of them have the power of the 1915 captain
...School movement. Enlisted in it will be Exeter, Andover, Pomfret, and other boarding schools in New England, and possibly some from neighboring states. The detailed plans will be worked out by a committee representing all the schools which will send boys to the camp. The training will be somewhat more moderate than that at Plattsburg, which would be too severe for the younger boys, but it will be along the same lines...
...cutting, besides being inconsistent in assuming that western men can afford to miss a few hours' instruction, the omission of which would be fatal to eastern men. By extending the recess this cutting could be avoided, and the time lost would gladly be made up by all men in somewhat increased assignments...
...various colleges, and it was a result of this feeling that the Harvard-Yale series began in 1875. A contemporary Harvard publication in speaking of the game says: "Football will be a popular game here in the future. The Rugby game is in much better favor than the somewhat sloppy game now played by our men." In this match the Harvard men experienced considerable difficulty with the spherical shaped ball to which they were unaccustomed but in spite of this embarrassment, combined with McGill's broader experience, Harvard managed to hold the Canadians gainless by superior tackling and general defensive...
...University association football team will face Yale on Soldiers Field this afternoon. Yale's record in the two league games she has played is somewhat better than the University's, but the Elis' victory was over the weak Cornell team, while the best Yale could get against Princeton was a tie, at a time when the latter team was badly disorganized by the loss of three players who were found to be ineligible. The University's defeat, on the other hand, was by the strong Columbia team, which at present leads the league. The Harvard players have been steadily improving...