Word: beaten
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...brag little, to show well, to crow gently when in luck; to own up, to pay up and shut up when beaten--these are the virtues of a sporting...
...team has played both universities. Yale has undoubtedly had the easier schedule, but has done justice to it by winning the seven games on the schedule with comparative ease and not being scored on once. Wesleyan and Holy Cross succeeded in holding Yale down to the lowest scores, being beaten 11 to 0 and 12 to 0 respectively. Princeton, out of eight games, has lost to Lafayette, tied Dartmouth, and, though she defeated the other six teams, was scored on by three of them...
...Grimes's thoughtful sonnet "The Beaten Trail," Mr. Greene's graceful translation "From the French of Rousard," Mr. Seegar's very melodious "San Cristoval," Mr. Gilkey's "Song," containing a poetic idea, Mr. Reed's charming "Melisande," and Mr. Thayer's ambitious "Midnight"--these together, one is happy to see, attest a widespread power among Harvard students to write finished and fine-spirited verse. More sustained effort is manifest in Mr. Hunt's adaptation of the delightful Middle-English lay "Sir Orfeo." This rendering--of which half is postponed to the December number-- is of striking excellence. Mr. Hunt employs...
Andover has already played five games and their greater experience will therefore give them a slight advantage over the Freshmen. Thus far they have not come up to their usual standard, having been beaten by Cushing Academy 6 to 0, by Worcester Academy 5 to 0, and by the Yale freshmen 13 to 0. They have won from the Pennsylvania freshmen 5 to 0, and from Boston College 10 to 0. During the past week they have shown improvement in practice, and the game this afternoon will doubtless be a good test of the Freshman team. The line-up: HARVARD...
...third round, thereby winning his way into the semi-finals, while Gardner, showing a reversal of form, was defeated by Long, of California, in a three-set match, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. In the semi-final round Sweetser put up a great fight but was finally beaten by Long after four hard sets, 6-4, 6-8, 6-4, 11-9. In the final round, Johnson won the championship after playing five close sets with Long...