Word: moment
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...well known to need further comment; it is not to our past achievements, but to our future athletic interests that we direct our attention at the beginning of another year. It will not be possible for us again to rely on the return of old players, at the last moment, for victory; and even if we could do so, that is not what is most beneficial to us in the end. Our captains must begin with a firm determination of making the most of their material, and if they show that they have accomplished this, they may be sure that...
...third successive year Yale has had the championship wrested from her unexpectedly. In this game her men played well until the critical moment; while Harvard's nine never played steadier than during the long up-hill fight of the first six innings. It is a brilliant ending for those who will play no more on Harvard's side, and may well serve as a model for those who are to take their places the coming year...
...moment peered a lady...
...final heat of the 220-yard dash, the two winners again started side by side. For the first third of the race Mr. Lee held the lead. Then Mr. Wendell passed him with a fine spurt, and at that moment something happened to one of Mr. Lee's legs which rendered it necessary for him to drop out of the race and leave it to his adversary, in a manner somewhat similar to that in which the previous dash had been left...
...fine a runner to be contented with second prizes, he withdrew without completing the course. On the part of Loney the foul was unintentional, while on Stewart's part the swerving from his proper course may have been purely accidental, and occasioned by the excitement of the moment; nevertheless, it tended to mar the sport, and spoiled what bid fair to be an exciting race between the two champions. This will probably be the last chance that Lee and Wendell will have to meet in the Intercollegiate Sports, as the former graduates from the University of Pennsylvania this spring...