Word: tend
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...privilege for the CRIMSON to be able to publish this morning an article on athletics and training by so well known an authority as Dr. Sargent. There is one point in the argument which is especially gratifying from Harvard's point of view--the expressed belief that intercollegiate games tend to create college spirit and college unity, and that great strides have been taken in the intercollegiate athletic world to eliminate the undesirable elements that have blinded many of our elders to the overwhelming advantages. And just there Dr. Sargent points out a duty to the athletes that are representing...
...touched and when free is touched by another player of the passer's side, the ball shall go to the opponents on the spot." The object of this rule is to accomplish the needed change of making the forward pass less a random play, and the penalty attached will tend to prevent scrambling at the far end of the pass...
...that this is an exaggerated statement of the contemplated move. What then will be the result? We shall be at an overwhelming disadvantage, we shall be unable to compete with any measure of success, and finally intercollegiate athletics at Harvard, the greatest binding and unifying force we have, will tend...
...Freshmen have shown an ability to score heavily against a weak team, but as yet their real strength has not been tried out. The floor-work and passing are good and there has been an improvement in the shooting, although the men still tend to miss easy chances. On the defense the team is weak and the men do not follow the ball closely...
...Pasteur Medal debate tonight between teams picked in open competition. This department of debating has been so often reorganized that any now move must be regarded as an experiment. To the uninitiated the various changes in recent years seem to be steps backward, in as far as they tend to reduce the number of men who take part in public debates. If, however, the more informal discussion groups attract more men, they will partially accomplish their purpose, and may lead to a stronger system...