Word: margin
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...have not been appointed ushers in earlier games and who wish to officiate in that capacity for the remaining games are to sign the blue book at Leavitt & Peirce's as soon as possible. The name should be legibly written on one line without protruding into the margin. Those who disregard this notice will not be considered...
...reduction of the dividend from 9 to 8 per cent. is entirely justifiable in view of the present business conditions and difficulty in procuring ready money. The margin of profit which the Society earned is very small--less than three cents on the dollar and the only reason that so large a dividend can be declared is because of a large proportion of sales to non-members...
...drawn as to the prowess of any squad which has been on the gridiron but two weeks. Every team on Harvard's schedule--except Michigan, who lost to its second team by one point--met its first opponent of the season Saturday and won by a safe margin...
...Yale University crew won from Harvard on the Thames on June 19, in what has been termed the most remarkable rowing contest ever seen on American waters. The margin of victory was so small that stop-watches could not measure it. The judges at the finish were in doubt as to the actual amount of Yale's lead, placing it between three feet and a few inches, but were agreed that Yale had won. The crowds in the observation trains and on the water were divided in opinion until the final announcement of the referee...
...crews even again. One crew would spring ahead slightly when it was pulling and the other recovering for a new catch. In this fashion, they raced to the finish. As it happened, Yale was pulling and Harvard recovering when the line was crossed. By so fine a margin was the victory determined. This race, captured by a single stroke, is likely to remain the most remarkable in the history of the two universities. It was the fastest ever rowed up-stream at New London, the time being 21 minutes, 16 seconds...