Word: rather
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...whole football squad is in good condition. Boal was able to run through signals yesterday without any trouble, and unless he meets with new injuries, he will be able to play in the Pennsylvania game. Daly and Hallowell were given a day's rest. Although yesterday the work was rather light, owing to the stiffness of the players, the practice today will be long and hard...
...class teams took rather light work yesterday, devoting their time more to perfecting signal-work and practicing particular formations than to actual play...
...upper-class elevens seem almost evenly matched and should have a close and interesting game. The Freshmen, although handicapped by a slight unfamiliarity with their new signals, should defeat the Sophomores rather easily through their better team-work and heavier...
There is, of course, the usual short funny story; but it is of general rather than local interest. The customary specimen lecture is "drool"; the one editorial contained in the number is a mere flow of adjectives and adverbs...
...Freshman eleven is rather backward for this time of the year. This is partially explained by the unusually long season, the last game coming on November 25, so that the men are still at work on elementary football. They have some very good material, however, and a good chance of developing a fast eleven, although heavy men are lacking...