Word: better
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...Bowdoin game. The backs could gain fairly well around the ends, but could make only short distances through the line. This was due partly to the slow starting of the runners and partly to the failure of the linemen to keep the holes open. The defensive work was better, and the second eleven was unable to gain any ground whatever. There was some improvement in running back the kick-offs, as the interference formed quickly and the runners stuck to it well. The entire team was considerably affected by the heat, and its work was tame and spiritless...
During the past two days several important changes have been made in the Harvard team, mostly for the better; and they have been mostly for the better; and the combination which will play today is stronger than any which has been made since Hallowell's injury...
...practice yesterday was better than on Thursday, but much looseness, which is to be expected at this time of the season, was still in evidence. This interference was formed on all the end plays, but the inefficiency of the backs in blocking the opposing ends prevented any long gains. Although the line men still lacked speed, they showed some improvement in opening holes. The return of Campbell and Gierasch was encouraging. Campbell went into the practice game but received a bruise on his arm and had to retire...
...better strength she proves untrue...
...sonnet entitled "Poetry," by Lauriston Ward. It is unconventional, has much freedom of movement and expresses the thought admirably. In a very different vein is "The Ballad of the Overconfident Pollywog," by F. R. DuBois. This "fable for Freshmen" is full of life, amusing, and all the better for being quite different from the usual run of Advocate verse. "Sunset in Penobscot Bay" by W. B. W. shows appreciation of nature and is written in a metre well adapted to the subject. The number closes with several long book-reviews...