Word: stillings
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...practice of the University basketball squad last night showed some improvement over that of Monday night, but the play was still slow and no efficient teamwork was developed. In a fifteen-minute game with the second team the first team succeeded in scoring five goals to one of the second, but the teamwork was ragged and the goal shooting inaccurate, several fair chances being missed entirely. On the other hand, Smith succeeded in dropping one very pretty throw from near the centre of the floor and Hanavan aided materially in the scoring and forwarding the ball when in the second...
...university baseball candidates will be called out this year much earlier than usual. Four members of last year's team have graduated. The following still remain: Captain Winslow. c.; Littlefield and Chittenden, 1st b.; Patton, p.; Cote, l.f.; Barnwell, c.f.; Miller, s.s. In addition, there is some promising material from last year's freshman team...
This subject of caucus reform, he said, however narrow and small it may seem on the surface, is in reality one which involves the fundamental principles of democracy and individualism. Although in theory the equality of all men is still firmly maintained, nevertheless in practical politics means have always been found to prevent the individual voter from exercising his full sway. One of these devices, nomination by a convention made up of delegates from the caucus, throws the power of the caucus directly into the hands of the "machine" which with its active interest in politics, can as a rule...
...suggestion certainly deserves serious consideration, for some of its advantages are obvious. Among other things, it would diminish the number of cases of doubtful eligibility and would tend to keep down the age of the players in a way that would be desirable. We still speak of intercollegiate athletics and we think of our teams as representing, primarily, Harvard College (including the Scientific School), rather than Harvard University. The same, however, does not hold true of some other institutions whose circumstances are not similar to ours, and the study of law is no more a reason in itself against playing...
...Freshmen showed good speed and team work though they are still weak in throwing goals...