Word: fatalities
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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This game, the first scheduled contest of the season, resulted in a 10 to 7 set back for the yearlings. The Freshmen, handicapped by their lack of practice, showed marked inability to push the ball over the goal line and a fatal tendency to fumble in critical moments. Besides this, the game was loosely played and marred by frequent penalties. In this game I. M. Carnogie showed himself to be one of the most consistent ground-gainers of the eleven...
Fourth Inning Fatal...
...though the Westerners were quite evidently tired out by their long travels, the confidence which the University team may gain from having defeated a hard-hitting opponent after once bowing under the yoke is not inconsiderable. There is one more hopeful factor yet: the Harvard players avoided altogether those fatal errors which have several times given competing teams unexpected runs. Yesterday's contest was an exhibition of tight pitching and excellent fielding not altogether unworthy of a battle against the wily...
...City inaugurated an entirely new system of rediscounts. The Reserve Board had come to the conclusion that, despite the prevailing high rates of interest, it was still far too easy for mercantile houses in the district to finance unwarranted expansion. This condition of affairs seemed directly traceable to the fatal facility with which commercial paper could be rediscounted at the Reserve Bank by the national banks, the amount acceptable for rediscount from any individual institution being limited virtually only by that banks' supply of eligible paper. In numerous instances, in order to meet their customers' demands, banks were borrowing sums...
Exeter's ball team is scarcely up to standard this year, the weakness in the pitching staff having proved fatal in several games, although the infield, led by Captain Barry at first base is tight and hard hitting. They were defeated by Holy Cross 1923 8-7, and also dropped a close game to Worcester Academy, but defeated the Dartmouth Freshmen...