Word: won
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...need for a constitutional amendment which shall shorten the period between election and inauguration. In 1860 that weakness nearly destroyed the union, for it permitted traitors in the government to use the government's resources to build up the strength of the secessionists. In 1916, if Mr. Hughes had won, we should have had a very serious situation, with our policy as to Germany suspended for four months. The present interregnum is both costly and dangerous, unavoidably confusing and retarding action when it should be definite and energetic...
Princeton's chance to capture the intercollegiate soccer championship was lost Thursday, when Penn broke the deadlock of two straight ties and won the second post-seasonal game, played at the Merion Cricket Club by a score of 4 to 2. The Tigers were in the lead at the end of the first half, but Penn came back with a rush which swept them off their feet. The contest is unique in being the single example of a second play-off recorded in an intercollegiate soccer...
Prospects for a successful season are excellent as nine of the ten men who were on the team which won 15 out of 18 meets last year, have returned to College. Captain S. K. Bolton '21 and C. J. Young '21, the two men who turned in the best records in these meets, are practicing now. The other seven members of the team who returned to College are R. Currier '22, W. G. Cutter '22, W. B. Darling '22, A. L. Jacobs 3E.S., G. G. Monks '21, A. Rotch '21 and S. Wheatland '21. In addition, nine...
...University will meet Columbia on the first day, while Yale is playing Princeton; Princeton on the second day when Yale opposes Columbia; and Yale on the last day as Columbia meets Princeton. Up to 1908 the University had won many of the tournaments, but since then Columbia, started on its way by Capablanca, present chess champion of the world, who played on its team for two seasons, has taken most of the honors and is expected to do so this year as well...
That the boys naturally take to the sport is evidenced by the fact that last year three Freshmen, who had never had a glove on before they took it up at Harvard, won the University championships...