Word: bested
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...evidence obtained from these observations was, that the showers have all passed, but another attempt, however, was made last night. On Tuesday, which was the best time for observing the showers, the atmosphere was so cloudy that the results were very unsuccessful. The Leonid meteor showers, which come about every thirty-three years, remain for three or four years. Thus ample opportunity will be given for future observations of them...
...offense has been erratic and less dependable than the defense, and its efficiency has rested too much upon the individual brilliancy of a set of backs which in numbers and efficiency is the best Harvard has ever had. But in the secret practices of the past two weeks, the interference has been greatly strengthened and unity has come from careful coaching and from the final selection of the halfbacks. Line plays are the main offense today, although end plays are used when the team is a long distance from the goal, and a few tricks have been learned for emergencies...
...cover of heavy paper. The cover picture and the centre page are well executed suggestions and the latter stands well alone without the appended remarks. But the small drawing which so concisely -- we might say but too truthfully--pictures the present football ticket situation is by far the best item in the current Lampoon...
...held last night in the Fogg Lecture Room, R. C. Bruce '02, H. B. Kirtland '01, and W. Morse '00, with E. Mayer '00 as alternate, were chosen to represent Harvard in debate against Princeton. Kirtland was awarded the Coolidge prize of $100 as the one who had done best in the trials...
...upon the four men to represent each Hall in the Inter-Hall debate to be held Friday, Nov. 17. From these men a team of six will be chosen for the debate with Harvard. The Spencer Trask prize of fifty dollars will be given to the man doing the best work in these preliminary debates...