Word: crucial
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...that a training in the technic of the game was the thing wanted. There was an immediate improvement in the liner points of the game, but * * * there came about unconsciously a shifting of responsibility from the captain, where Yale tradition says it shall belong, to the coach, which in crucial times was disastrous...
...real opportunity of showing its confidence and interest in the football team. The time of departure should fit in between engagements, so that no one will have the conflicting attraction of a lecture or other important appointment as an excuse for absence. The team is leaving for its first crucial test of the season, and since distance will prevent most undergraduates from attending the game, the least the University can do is to give the team a send-off which will last until the game is played...
...cheering which is directed toward rattling the opposing team. Harvard athletics have been noteworthy for the absence of such tactics, and should remain so. It is certain, however, that hearty and spontaneous cheering, judiciously used, is often effective in inspiring the team with confidence necessary to tide over a crucial point...
...crucial fault in the boat, however, is the lack of united leg drive. The legs, from which come the real power of any crew, do not make the hard drive at the same time. In this respect some improvement has been shown during the last few days, and the final speed of the eight will depend largely upon how far this development can be continued...
...smallness is crucial," says Michael A. Sabin '90 of Jordan. "The nature of the situation is to keep it small so it is personal...