Word: weaker
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Boston Journal thinks Harvard's university crew for this year will be somewhat weaker than last, but that superior skill may balance the loss of strength...
...bonds of denominationalism have been growing visibly weaker throughout the Protestant world, and it no longer seems impossible that young men should study theology, as they do metaphysics, political economy, or zoology, without having committed themselves in advance to any theory, creed or set of opinions on controverted points. Until that happy day comes, it is hardly to be hoped that the clerical profession can recover from the depressed condition into which it has fallen...
...unsatisfactory seen at Harvard this year. The rules were systematically broken by Yale all through the game. Edmands was jumped upon nearly every time he went to catch the ball, and this practice was the cause of most of the hissing; but Harvard must confess that they played a weaker game than with Princeton last week...
...general feeling in college is very strong in regard to the uselessness of retaining the weaker members of the base - ball and foot - ball leagues in the two associations. Amherst and Dartmouth are not the most interesting opponents in base - ball, nor is Columbia a very formidable rival for the foot - ball championship. The report is that Harvard favors this movement. It would enable the nines of the four other colleges to play three instead of two games with each other. The great distance between Dartmouth at the north and Princeton in the south is one among the numerous arguments...
...freshman team will be weaker than it has been for some years. There has been a lamentable lack of enthusiasm in the class, and consequently only a few men have gone to the park and trained faithfully. We should not be at all surprised were they unsuccessful in their game with the Harvard freshmen...