Word: spite
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Club held its first shoot for the Officers' Cup yesterday at the new house on Soldiers Field. In spite of the fact that a gale of wind was blowing across the field, the shooting was remarkably good, several men making the possible 20 birds with their handicaps. The following scores were made with handicaps: G. Brooks, 20; Cloud, 20; Hayward, 20; Stettinius, 18; L. W. Wright, 15; Auten, 15; Hemenway, 14; Wickersham...
...spite of the fact that there will be but two more hard practices before the Yale game, the football team yesterday consumed an afternoon in work which, judged even by the discouraging practices which have been only too frequent lately, seemed distinctly retrograde. Today there will be no practice; on next Monday and Thursday the work will be light, and Tuesday and Wednesday of the last week are thus left to correct the faults of a season...
...spite of the coaches' vigorous efforts, the development of the Freshman eleven this year has been slow and unsatisfactory. Even at this time, with the game against Yale freshmen only four days off, the playing is such as is equalled if not surpassed by most school teams of average ability. The men show little fight, seem to have no idea of charging their opponents, and do not play together. Frequent fumbling, too and general carelessness, are so very predominant, that whatever good individual playing there may be, is rendered almost ineffective...
...race was by far the closest and most exciting that has taken place on the river for several years, although all the crews rowed rather badly. The course was smooth, in spite of a slight head wind. The first Weld took a hard spurt at the start, and got a little ahead of the other crews. At the quarter-mile the first Newell drew ahead of the first Weld, and the second Newell fell about half a length astern of the other crews. By this time the first Newell had settled down to a long stroke, not above thirty, while...
...Weld. The stroke of the Weld crew was, at this point, somewhat increased, and resulted in the whole crew rushing their slides. The Newell crew kept up a long, steady stroke through the whole race. About half a mile below the bridge the third Newell took the lead, in spite of the fact that the first Weld had been a quarter of a length ahead, and that the Newell crew was rowing the slower stroke. The Newell boat was unable to keep its lead, however, and was soon overtaken by the Weld...