Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...ball in striking distance of Harvard's goal. Against Yale she had but two, and one of these would hardly have been considered as a scoring opportunity had not Baker, receiving the pass on Yale's 42-yard line, kicked a goal from the field far more difficult than three he missed against Harvard...
...yard drop from the toe of Captain Baker. Yale, on the other hand, was constantly a menace, and managed to keep the ball in Princeton's territory most of the time. In addition to his successful drop from the 30-yard time, Guernsey missed three others, none of them difficult. On one occasion, Yale made it first down on the 6-yard line, but in three plays could not gain substantially, and on the fourth, a short forward pass over the line, blundered clumsily,--all of which points to the fact that the Blue eleven lacked the scoring punch...
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, November 10, 1913.--Our new institution, finding it difficult, in fact, impossible to get colors that are new, has selected the Harvard Crimson as the college color. Our football jerseys lately received from the makers are almost maroon. Would you think it too much trouble to send us a sample of the exact shade of the Harvard Crimson, and also inform us whether the football uniforms are this same shade or darker for playing purposes...
...Springfield Training School defeated the University soccer team 3 to 1 on Saturday afternoon. All of the opposing team's scoring was done in the first half, when Harvard was compelled to play against a strong wind, which not only made rushing difficult, but prevented getting the ball away from the goal at several crucial moments. All things considered, the University eleven, with the exception of the forward line, played a very good, hard game. Team-work has improved somewhat, but a thorough and instinctive knowledge of the game is not yet displayed in the rushes. Springfield, on the other...
Cornell meets Carlisle, the most difficult opponent of the early season games, at Ithaca today, and is looking forward with confidence to the outcome. Cool at centre, Captain Munns and McCutcheon at guards and Williamson and Mallory in the tackle positions form a group of for wards as good as any who have represented Cornell in the past...