Word: successful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...team of five men, who will each shoot at 50 birds in strings of 25, thrown at unknown angles from a Magau trap. The Harvard team lost the intercollegiate shoot last year; but judging from the individual scores made this year on Soldiers Field, the team's prospects of success are good. No dual match was held with Yale last year, but in the match the year before the University team won. The team will be chosen on Wednesday night from the following: L. B. Webster '06, E. P. McMurtry '09, H.S. Posers '07, T. L. Smith...
...work in catching punts was excellent, in view of the speed and reckless tackling of the Dartmouth ends. Although White was the weakest of the linemen, many gains were made between Kersburg and Squires. Brill and Squires were the most reliable ground-gainers for Harvard, and used with success a new tackleback formation. Harrison was by far the best defensive back, and time and again was effective by stopping plays which had broken through weak places in the line. Peirce, who replaced White at left guard in the second half, strengthened that side of the line. The ends were again...
...fourth Union entertainment, given last night by Barnett's Jubilee and Concert Company, a negro sextette, was a great success. Several old melodies and some ragtime songs were sung. Nearly five hundred men were present...
...these races a great deal depends upon the judgment of the coxswains. For their benefit the following regulations were decided upon. The bumping crew must keep to the outside of the bend and the crew bumped must drop out to the inside. The success of the races depends upon the observance of these rules. In order to identify the crews, coxswains will wear large numbers on their backs...
...fierce competition of today, said Mr. Fletcher, when the smallest advantage is effective, superior personal efficiency is a power for success. This efficiency may be gained by economy of nutrition. The primitive man ate only when he was hungry, and he chewed his food thoroughly, because nature made it hard. The man of today eats when he is not really hungry, and because much of his food is liquid or soft, he does not chew it enough...