Word: stronger
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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With one or two exceptions the Freshman team will be the same as that which played Dummer Academy on Monday. The batting of the men has shown decided improvement since the last game, and as the battery is considerably stronger than that of Middlesex, it is probable that the Freshmen will...
...second game of the interclass lacrosse series by the score of 3 goals to 2. The final game for the championship will be played between the Freshmen and Juniors on April 26. The game was loosely played: the victory for 1907 was due to better team play and a stronger attack. At the end of the first half the score was 2 to 1 in favor of the Sophomores. In the second half, however, the Sophomore defence weakened and long runs by Robinson twice resulted in goals for the Freshmen. Robinson and Wendell played the best game...
...first half the playing was clean and fast, Smith and Connolly of Harvard and Immich of Yale each throwing two goals from the field. In the second half both teams were stronger in defensive work, and the play was often unnecessarily rough...
These facts are limited to a single year, but so far as they go, they tend to show that the product of the public school has more character and power of work than the product of other schools. It is probably true that the public school boy has stronger inducements to exert himself than other boys have, but that is one of his advantages which is likely to serve him well to maturity and beyond...
Both teams were conspicuously lacking in team-play; and Harvard won through faster individual work and a stronger defense...