Word: weak
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard, the season's finale was a bitter repetition of many earlier contests. The story of a Crimson lead dwindling away as the enemy attack grows hotter has been all too common this season. It is hard to put one's finger on the weak link in the Harvard armor--certain it is that the players have not failed to fight all the harder as they have seen victory ebbing away. The gallant struggle put up tonight by Captain Gordon and his men aroused the handful of Crimson supporters to a high pitch of enthusiasm and evoked the praise...
...however, always important to remember that by this time annual statements for 1923 are practically ancient history. They indicate whether the given company has a strong or weak cash position, but they give little hint as to present operations or future outlook. While sentiment is divided between optimism and pessimism, the perusal of these statements is valuable in gaining perspective; they cannot and do not furnish much of a basis for future predictions...
...stated that Liberals will advance the name of Robert E. Speer. Dr. Speer is a conservative. There is no weak-spot in his armor of orthodoxy. He could stand up with the best Fundamentalist before the judgment seats of John Calvin and John Knox. But he is not a Fundamentalist. He believes that Christianity is greater than theology...
...high jump the Freshmen appear to be weak. In the other events, Peck, Morris, and Secrist in the 300, Brown in the 600, and Haggerty, MacMakin, and Smyth in the 1000 will be the men to watch. In the latter race, Captain Carney of Huntington School should provide brilliant dispute with Haggerty for first place...
Four setbacks in as many starts is at best an unimpressive record, but in the case of Coach Wachter's quintet it does not denote excessive weakness. In passing through the most difficult week of its schedule the University five lost to three Intercollegiate League teams in succession only after leading for the greater part of each battle. Saturday's 27-24 defeat from Amherst was a far poorer showing, even though a substitute line-up was used, for the visitors were a weak combination that should have been easily routed...