Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...season for Harvard has been one of easy victories, and the sudden change from a weak team to an unusually strong one almost brought about defeat to Harvard. It was clear to anyone that the Harvard team had suddenly come up against something far stronger than it had faced this season, and it took the whole of the first half for the team to get acclimated to the fierce and aggressive playing of a fighting Princeton team. In other words, the Harvard team found itself during the second half, and prior to this time they had been clearly outplayed...
...hands of the Nassau boosters was the fate of the University soccer team Saturday. The strong Princeton aggregation overwhelmed the University with an opening attack in the first half which need them their five points before Harvard could stiffen its defense. During the second half the Orange eleven was almost entirely on the defensive and, despite the fact that the University outplayed them, was able to maintain their lead...
...slightest justification for overconfidence," said Coach James Knox '93, concerning today's battle with the Tigers. Coach Knox is better fitted to make such an assertion than other members of the coaching staff, since he has followed the development of the Princeton eleven closely and has attended almost every one of its games. "Such overconfidence as they have at the present time," he continued, "probably owes its origin from the comparison of the Harvard and Princeton scores this season, particularly the victories of Colgate and West Virginia over the Tigers...
...Pennsylvania-Dartmouth clash at New York, will in the general sporting world attract almost as much attention as the Harvard Princeton game. Despite the results of last Saturday's games the Dartmouth and Pennsylvania elevens are generally regarded as two of the most powerful developed this fall...
...Fame and the Poet," and "Erasmus Montanus," although both are comedies, require entirely different types of acting. The former, by Lord Dunsany, requires almost no strong delineation of character, but the subtlety of dialogue demands a nice rendition of the lines. "Erasmus Montanus," on the other hand, being an old comedy, is dependent for its effect almost entirely on vivid portrayal of character...