Word: stand
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Carroll D. Wright delivered last night his last lecture in the series on "Wage Statistics," his special subject being "Real Wages in the Past Half Century." In Friday's talk the speaker had considered the statistics of real wages from the stand point of prices; in last evening's address he approached the subject from the point of "cost of living" and of the purchasing power of money...
Although this may seem a trivial point to discuss at such length, when one considers the importance of the time to play in football games, and the ease with which it could be recorded on the scoring-board, he cannot fall to see some ground for the stand here taken...
Chapel services were conducted last night by the Rt. Rev. W. N. McVickar, D. D., of Providence, who spoke from the text: "But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee." (Acts: 26; 16.) He said in part...
After the kick-off a forward pass by Harvard gave Carlisle the ball on Harvard's twenty yard line. Carlisle then adopted the turtle back formation and by line plays worked up to the eight yard line. Harvard then made a plucky stand and took the ball on downs, Stillman punting out of danger. A few moments later Daly tried a goal from the forty yard line and Burnett tried one from the middle of the field, but both failed. The half soon ended with the ball on Harvard's forty-five yard line. Score...
Both teams played a better offensive than defensive game. Harvard's defense was a little the better, while in offense Brown had a slight advantage. Brown would have scored a touchdown in the first half but for the Freshmen's good stand on the four yard line. The Freshmen lacked team work and the backs failed to put snap into their play. The ends got down the field well and several times recovered the ball on fumbles. Pruyn's punting was good, but on exchanges of kicks he lost through Marshall's poor work in running back the ball...