Word: strongly
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...rejoice." For the average person it is harder to rejoice with others than to share in their sorrows. It is of course true that one is as much a duty as the other, bnt rejoicing is often a matter of conscience, and the dictates of conscience are never so strong as those of the heart. It has been said that "Life is neither a pain nor a pleasure, but a serious duty to be taken up, carried out and laid down." This is not true. Life must have in it both pain and pleasure...
...football team defeated Wesleyan 24 to 0, Saturday afternoon in the first game of the season. The game was not particularly well-played, as neither side had very much team work; but it gave the coaches some opportunity to learn the weak and strong points of the team...
...hard work of the season began on Sept. 24, when McBride entered upon his duties as head-coach. Hard, fast line-ups take place every day, and the men are already in good training. A strong nucleus of last year's players tends to make the eleven a unit, and already the team play has been a feature of the game. A number of graduates have aided in the coaching, prominent among them Cutten, the old centre...
...gain through the line. Fumbling at critical times also marred the playing of the first eleven's backs. Kendall was tried at full-back for a short time, but his punting was erratic and careless. He also does not hit the line with his last year's form. So strong was the defense of the third eleven, that the first failed to get nearer than he twenty-yard line to its goal. Both Kendall and Sawin made long end runs, but fumbles spoiled the chances of scoring in both cases. The work was the hardest the squad has yet done...
Reid, Fincke and Clarke are playing as well as they did last season, and, with this year's experience, should prove somewhat steadier. Kendall is a reliable man on first base, but he does not cover enough ground and his batting is not strong. Coolidge, at shortstop, is a brilliant player and covers a great deal of ground, but is not sure. Wendell covers his territory well, is strong in throwing to the infield, and leads the team in batting. Devens and George have shown great improvement lately and may be relied upon to do good work this afternoon. Stillman...