Word: spite
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...middle acts. Savery '11, as the Scarecrow, was uneven, but did so well in spots that one may expect a much higher degree of effectiveness in later performances. E. a. C. Layman's face was not meant by nature for that of a Puritan justice; and, in spite of occasional good passages, his mirthful geniality of expression persisted in belying the character he had assumed. Miss Gragg rendered the varying and not entirely convincing moods of the heroine with a charm which was, perhaps, a trifle modern; and Mr. Papazian's capable presentation of the witch was injured...
...Academy at Andover Saturday afternoon by the score of 2 to 1. The Freshmen, however, did exceedingly well as the Andover team was the same team that played the University team last Wednesday, with the exception of one man. The field was very muddy making the play slow. In spite of the fact that the Freshmen were scored on twice their defensive play was better than Andover's while the latter excelled in offensive work. The game was evenly matched and well con- tested, Carnochan, Lowrey, and Greene playing well for Harvard while Kwan for Andover was the best...
Battery A and the First Corps of Cadets played a scoreless football game in the Stadium yesterday morning. The ground, which was covered with snow at the beginning of the game, was so slippery that few long runs were made, and accurate tackling was impossible; yet, in spite of the condition of the field, the game was remarkably free from fumbles...
...spite of the defeat we can not account the Harvard team in any respect a failure. No team that plays always with every bit of its strength and to the best of its knowledge can be called a failure whether it wins or loses. We are proud of the Harvard team for the victories that it won during the season, and of its hard struggle in a losing game...
Notwithstanding these set-backs, Coach Haughton has gone straight ahead and formed an eleven which throughout the fall has been a "coming" team. In each game it has shown a consistent improvement in spite of the fact that in almost every instance some of the regulars were not in the line-up. The development has been somewhat slow, for Coach Haughton has used the same methods and tactics which he employed a year ago. In the early games, which the University team had practically no difficulty in winning, the new material was given a try-out. It was not until...