Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Practice yesterday afternoon consisted of a half-hour game between the first and second teams, in which the first scored consistently. The field has improved somewhat since Wednesday, but is still soft enough to slow up the playing to a great extent...
...York, the state line running through the office of the hotel. As the laws of New York and New Jersey differ on divorce and on the serving of writs, the state line passing through the room causes unexpected and very amusing complications in the relations of James Long, a somewhat quick-tempered young husband; Susan Long, who in a fit of anger has recently arranged a divorce from him in the Dakota courts; their Aunt Sapphira, unexpectedly returned from Tangier, where the Long have supposed the natives killed her; and a sheriff looking for Long to serve a writ...
...work of the University, crew showed a slight improvement, over that of Monday, the boat being steady, but the blade work still somewhat ragged. Cutler returned to his place at 7, Metcalf going back...
...work of the University and Freshman crews has thus far been somewhat retarded owing to the fact that the ice has remained in the river this year two weeks later than usual. It is expected that a few days of continued warm weather or rain will permit of the crews being launched. Since the University eight is a particularly heavy one, and the work in the tank has a tendency to make the men slow, it is of the greatest importance that the crew get out on the river as soon as possible...
There can be little saving in the care of buildings and grounds, and in the matter of permanent improvements. The general expense account seems large, and may perhaps be reduced somewhat. When it is realized that the $130,000 that comes into the athletic treasury comes mostly in sums of from $1 to $6, and that about $75,000 of this comes within a period of three weeks, it can easily be seen that there is considerable expense involved in properly handling the business of the office...