Word: spite
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nothing short of a sensational spurt to prepare it for next Saturday's game with Princeton. Little improvement was shown by the Yale eleven over the earlier games of the season. A week and inconsistent attack, together with a mediocre defence, was the undoing of the Yale machine, in spite of the fact that material for a strong eleven appeared available. Unable to score through Brown's line the Yale offence proved powerless in the open field and Brown's sensational running attack crumbled the Yale defence in the second half. Present indications point to the Princeton's team entering...
...players are in excellent condition with the exception of Captain O. G. Daly '17, who will appear in the line-up in spite of a troublesome knee...
...granted by the local coal trust and several other powerful corporations, whose interests would be jeopardized by the building of the canal. Marns, his ward, Faith Stuart and several others who have the interest of the community at heart, are struggling to secure the granting of the charter in spite of powerful opposition. The options are about to expire, and the trusts are exercising all possible pressure to influence the people not to renew them. Marns, though lacking in power, manages to hold the faith of the people in his project. The goodness of Faith and the integrity of Marns...
Coach Rush has announced that in spite of the proximity of the Harvard game there will be a scrimmage every day until the team goes to Cambridge on Friday, and on that day also. The team needs plenty of hard work before it can hope for success in its big games...
...offence, though often brilliant, is at times ragged. . . . The one weak spot on the Yale line seems to be at tackle. . . . One flagrant weakness has been the weak defence and protection given the kicker. In every game this year Yale has had a kick blocked." But in spite of these few defects, Duffey thinks that Yale's powerful line will hold both of its opponents and will make holes in the University's and Princeton's lines for its own backs to gain through...