Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...rest of the number consists chiefly of book reviews, written for the most part with good sense and discrimination. Mr. Seldes's "American Literature: Currents and Whirlpools" somewhat ambitiously attempts a diagnosis of the diseases of "bad work and insignificant work" from which he believes the novel of this country to be suffering. The article contains sound distinctions and acute observations, but it is marred by some pretentiousness in tone and certain defects of style. These last are such as perennially affect the cleverer kinds of undergraduate criticism--the use of a vocabulary sometimes merely precious, sometimes employed with...
...Carlisle football team defeated Brown by the score of 13 to 0 in the annual game at Andrews Field, Providence, yesterday morning. Both teams were somewhat handicapped by injuries. Calac and Guyon of Carlisle were the stars of the day, each making a touchdown...
Although in her last game of the season before meeting Harvard Yale succeeded only in holding Princeton to a 3-3 tie, yet it was clear to all that Yale played a somewhat superior game to the Tiger eleven. The development of the team was most marked in its handling of punts and in rushing offensive play and showed that it had made a great recovery in anticipation of the final game against Harvard today...
...Rugby rules, and it was a result of this feeling that the Harvard-Yale series was begun 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 sleepy game now played by our men." In this match Harvard experienced considerable difficulty with the spherical shaped ball which they were unaccustomed to, but in spite of this embarrassment, combined with McGill's experience Harvard managed to hold the Canadians gainless by superior tackling and general defensive work...
There were two injuries during the last week at Princeton which may weaken the team somewhat. Shea broke his ankle against Harvard last Saturday, while Semmens, the left guard, bruised his knee in practice on Tuesday and may not be able to play today. The exact line-up of the Tiger team is uncertain. Baker and Hammond are the probable choices for end with Phillips and Ballin in the tackle positions. Swart will probably play right guard and E. Trenkman centre, with the left guard undecided. Three backs are sure of their positions, namely, Glick, Baker, and Law, while there...