Word: stronger
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Captain Wrightington was dressed to play again but was not in the game, his only work being a run around the field. His knee was much stronger than was expected, and it is hoped that he will be able to play Saturday. Wheeler was also in the line-up again for the first time since the Brown game. He did not, however, play very long as his knee is still rather weak. There is good prospect of his playing against Princeton, especially as Mills, who has played regularly at left tackle lately, is now confined to his room with...
...Indian team has played a strong game all through the season. Although the team is lacking in some of the fine points of the game, has a tendency to fumble, and has no good punter, the men are physically stronger and faster than those of any other team in the country. They also have much better staying powers than any of the teams which they have played this year. The eleven as a whole plays a clean, hard game. The ends follow the ball closely, breaking through all interference, and all the men tackle low and hard...
...good of the annual dinners would lie. The feeling of a common interest, and of a common loyalty and brotherhood, which they would bring about, would make college life fuller, more interesting and more beneficial for the individuals of the class, and would make the class as a body stronger and more successful...
...word, but he showed a command of persuasive and sincere speech, speaking as a man of good sense and strong convictions in a pleasant, manly way. He treated great national questions in a thoroughly intelligent and statesmanlike way. When he laid down his office he felt assured of a stronger hold upon the people of the commonwealth than when he assumed his duties. One of the newspapers most bitterly opposed to him said: "The name of William E. Russell is a platform in itself...
...account of injuries. The play was further weakened by temporary injuries to Beale, both Shaws and Sullivan. Cornell's score was made on Dunlop's blocked kick. A wire fence prevented his standing the needed distance behind the line, otherwise the kick would have been successful. Harvard was stronger on the defensive than on the offensive, securing the ball five times on downs; while Cornell secured it only once on downs. This was on her own ten-yard line. Harvard also outclassed her opponents in kicking as well as team work...