Word: sharp
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...have been appointed section heads must be at the Cage at 11 o'clock sharp to discuss the plans for the Red Cross collection which is to be taken up between the halves...
Under the new interpretation of the rules the player carrying the ball will be declared down at the point where he is first tackled. There has been a wide difference of opinion among officials as to whether a man making a sharp, clean tackle should not receive credit for his work by having the ball put in play at the point where the ball finally landed...
...read but which leaves no particular impression on the reader's mind. Mr. McCormick's vivid study based on a shipwreck makes a definite impression. So little emphasis is laid on the first phase of the story, however, that the plot does not receive the full benefit of the sharp contrast as the character develops...
...latter showed a slight superiority. The boat of the Freshman four filled with water and sank just as the float was reached. In the afternoon the crews paddled down to the Navy Yard, which is the half-way mark in the course. This time the Freshmen had several sharp tussles with the University but were beaten even with the University rowing a slower stroke. In spite of the weather, all the crews went unusually well, showing great improvement since leaving Cambridge...
...dining hall at the quarters so that both squads can eat together. There will be a special car leaving Harvard square at 12 o'clock to take the men to the train, which leaves South Station at 1.30. All trunks must be packed at 8 A. M. sharp, when the managers will call for them. A special dining car will be on the train, where the men will lunch, but as this does not go all the way to New London, men who have examinations this morning should reach the train as soon after 12.30 as possible...