Word: stood
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...intent upon this purpose that he failed to strengthen his own right, and as Bragg struck his blow first and luckily found this one weak spot, the rebels came within an ace of winning a decisive victory. The Union right was forced back and routed, but Sheridan and Thomas stood firm in the centre and, by magnificent firmness, repelled
...university. His report shows the average standing of the athletes to be unusually high. The average standing of twenty-one members of the football team was 77.07 per cent. The fifteen men on the baseball team who competed in any game had averages of 73.10 per cent. One senior stood fifth in his class; another was awarded two degrees for extra work. Professor Munro's report shows that neither football nor baseball are injurious to the scholarship of earnest students...
...elevens of the Boston Athletic Association and the Chicago Athletic Association played to a tie in Chicago yesterday afternoon. The game was said to be the hardest fought that has ever taken place in the West. At the end of the first half the score stood 4 to 0 in favor of the Boston team. In the second half the brilliant work of Van Duser of Chicago resulted in a touchdown for the latter. The goal was missed, leaving the score Boston A. A., 4; Chicago...
...annual game between Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania was played in Philadelphia yesterday before 12,000 people. At the end of the first half the score stood 17 to 0. In the second half Cornell Weakened perceptibly and Pennsylvania scored 29 points more, while Cornell scored only a safety, making the final score 46 to 0 in favor of Pennsylvania...
...eleven of Wesleyan on Saturday by the Wesleyan players withdrawing from the field early in the second half. They were disgusted at a decision of the umpire, which lost them 10 yards on account of an alleged forward pass. When the Wesleyan team left the field the score stood 12 to 8 in its favor...