Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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With the exception of E. J. Dives '06, captain of the team, there is a decided lack of quarter-milers. T. B. Dorman '06, who ran in this event last year in the dual meet will probably try a shorter distance next spring, as well as trying for the broad jump. R. H. Cox '05 has not returned to college...
...Earl Hall, Columbia University, the following important changes in the rules were made: the value of baskets from the floor was changed from two to three points; the length of a game was changed from two halves of 20 minutes each to two halves of 25 minutes each, although shorter periods may be played by agreement of both captains; the number of score-keepers and time-keepers was changed from one to two; the referee and umpire are obliged to alternate in their duties; officials for all league games are to be appointed by the league rules committee instead...
...gain of only 1 yard. A series of line plays, in which Morse, Flinn and Bloomer carried the ball, and a gain of 3 yards by Rockwell around right end brought the ball to Harvard's 10-yard line. From this point, Yale's powerful line attacks yielded shorter and shorter gains, and on Harvard's 1-yard line Yale lost the ball on down. Sperry dropped back of the goal line to punt but the pass was low and he barely got off the kick. Rockwell caught the ball at Harvard's 34-yard line but was instantly downed...
...preliminary work, which was shorter than usual, J. Reynolds '07 and L. H. Leary '05, did some excellent, punting. The first eleven was strengthened in the scrimmage by the presence in the line-up once more of Montgomery, Squires, and Nichols...
...morning work was shorter than usual and beginning with today there will be but one practice, at 3.30 o'clock. In the afternoon, there was a ten-minute line-up, in which the teams proved to be much more evenly matched than in the exciting scrimmage of Tuesday. Mills was moved from tackle to fullback, and Brill was advanced from the second to the first eleven at left tackle...