Word: stiff
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...have been giving the crew two or three short, stiff races weekly," said Coach Haines, "and I think we are now prepared for the fast pace that is sure to be set on the Severn. We have a crew which many people consider better than that which beat Princeton and Yale last season. It has been trained especially for the short distance we will race with Princeton and Annapolis...
...Stiff opposition is expected from Yale this season since Garland and Hawkes, star members of last year's Eli team, are again among the leading candidates. Both of these men have been rated among the best players in the country...
Besides the regular Yale and Princeton games we are glad to note the presence of so many New England colleges on the schedule. Dartmouth, Williams, Amherst, and Brown will be capable of giving a stiff fight to the best nine the University can put on the field. Probably the most interesting opponent will be the Havana University team. This is the first time a Cuban nine has visited Cambridge in many years, if ever. The inclusion of a foreign game will lend much interest to the team and its record...
...Intolerance was utterly detestable to him. Himself a man of strong opinions, he was always ready to listen to those of others. He fairly revelled in a stiff argument, provided his opponent would 'play the game.' He was never guilty of 'talking down' to anyone, and fiercely resented it, if anyone tried to 'talk down' to him. He was sure to see the force of both the Faculty and the undergraduate points of view, and was in himself a solution of the perennial problem of 'how to bring about a closer relation between teacher and student.' Throughout his life...
Coach Duffy put both the University and 1922 baseball squads through stiff work-outs in batting practice and base-running yesterday. Though not as large as in former years, the Freshman squad is shaping up well...