Word: spoiled
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Last fall the crews went badly because men failed to report regularly; if this obstacle is to be avoided in the season which opens on Monday more unity must be manifested. Men who fail to report with reasonable regularity and promptness not only lose their own exercise but they spoil the practice of others...
...marriage burdens on men have been lessened, which has given rise to larger families. Today, one hour's labor procures half the quantity of provisions that it would have procured a century ago, and it is the regrets, in looking towards the imaginary wealth of the past, that spoil the charm of a new country for the masses...
...Curtis had to face. Under the present regulations, continued the speaker, there are over one hundred and seventy-two thousand persons, in the classified service list who are subject to civil service examination, but there still remain some seventy-five thousand offices throughout the country which are the spoil of the Senate...
...personal anecdotes Mr. Guild went on to illustrate the main defects of a "stump" speaker, showing what trivial details may spoil the most finished address; as, for instance, the effect of a tactless introduction or the sensation caused over a brass band. In closing be related several interesting experiences of his campaign tour with Roosevelt through the western states...
...until the men began to play low that the Amherst attack could be stopped. Another reason for Harvard's wretched defense was that the team was too slow and spiritless and waited until the ball reached the line instead of trying to break through and spoil the play before it had started. In advancing the ball the backs followed their interference fairly well, but they did not turn in soon enough, and in running back or making a big arc were frequently tackled with no gain. The team lacked snap and fight, and fumbled frequently. Moreover, the men seemed...