Word: strong
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...these teams have one individual star--Walker of Technology and Campbell of Yale, who broke the tape in their respective races. Except for Walker, however, Technology has not a fast team, there being generally much distance between the first and second men. Yale, on the other hand, has a strong and well balanced aggregation...
...aside from the sporting element contained in such an affair, its effect on the public would be very great. Aviation would be thrust upon people in a new and pleasing light, tending to create a strong sentiment throughout the country for placing this industry on its proper footing. Since the government refuses to help aviation by its failure to pass the fifteen million dollar appropriation fund, all stimulus must come from private sources. And which of these latter are more suited for the task than the colleges...
...They know that once American singers become strong enough in the operatic field to dispense with a foreign trade mark, then the next logical step is the employment of American directors, and American conductors, and the shift from a foreign to the native language. Not only this, but our singers instead of studying abroad, would be taught in this country...
...season for Harvard has been one of easy victories, and the sudden change from a weak team to an unusually strong one almost brought about defeat to Harvard. It was clear to anyone that the Harvard team had suddenly come up against something far stronger than it had faced this season, and it took the whole of the first half for the team to get acclimated to the fierce and aggressive playing of a fighting Princeton team. In other words, the Harvard team found itself during the second half, and prior to this time they had been clearly outplayed...
...defeat at the hands of the Nassau boosters was the fate of the University soccer team Saturday. The strong Princeton aggregation overwhelmed the University with an opening attack in the first half which need them their five points before Harvard could stiffen its defense. During the second half the Orange eleven was almost entirely on the defensive and, despite the fact that the University outplayed them, was able to maintain their lead...