Word: spiritless
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...better, and the second eleven was unable to gain any ground whatever. There was some improvement in running back the kick-offs, as the interference formed quickly and the runners stuck to it well. The entire team was considerably affected by the heat, and its work was tame and spiritless...
...great danger in this gospel of emotion is that we shall mistake sentimentality for true feeling. Sentiment is always reserved and unconscious; sentimentalism is self-conscious and shallow, with an eye only for the picturesque. Emotion must not be overdone, but without it our lives would be cold and spiritless...
...creditable fairness in spirit, and goes directly to the heart of the question. The illustrations are only passable, with the exception of the cover, which is well executed and suggests the drawings of DuMaurier. The centre piece is not particularly amusing and as an illustration is rather flat and spiritless. The best of the poems is a parody on the "Psalm of Life," witty and cleverly carried out, but too late to be very effective. The short jokes and stories are pointed, almost without exception...
...fact that the Freshman team has been over-rated. Stillman is a fine punter, and a useful rusher, but is the only man on the eleven above the average. The line is weak, as was proved by the successful attacks made upon it by the Sophomores, and plays a spiritless game. On the offense, the lack of team play was apparent, and accounts for the failure of the eleven to gain ground by rushing...
...halves were played yesterday, with many changes in the line-up of both first and second elevens. The playing was spiritless at times, but a great improvement was noticeable in the interference. Burnett, who played centre on the second, was very active in getting into the plays, and though his tackling was poor, he frequently found the runner...