Word: amherst
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work in the line on the socond eleven was done by Doucette, who played centre on the second eleven in the first half and on the first eleven in the second half. He played a strong game and will play in the second half of today's game with Amherst...
Stillman, Yale's centre, and Pratt, who made an enviable record on last year's Amherst eleven, will play on the Orange Athletic team for the coming season...
George A. Gray, who has played halfback with the 'varsity for the past three years, began his work as coach of the Amherst football team Monday afternoon. He came out in his Harvard football clothes and tumbled about with the candidates, giving practical illustration of every suggestion. He will remain with the team until after the championship game with Williams, Nov. 2. Amherst will adopt the Yale football tactics this fall, and consequently will have to make a compromise with Harvard on Saturday similar to the one made by Harvard and Dartmouth last Saturday. These men went to the training...
Manager Irish has arranged an attractive schedule of games. Besides the championship contests with Dartmouth and Amherst, the team will meet Yale at New Haven, Harvard at Cambridge, the United States Military Academy at West Point and Union at Albany...
This year, owing to the two sets of football rules, considerable confusion has arisen among the different colleges. Some have chosen the rules adopted by Harvard, while others have chosen those of Yale, which in several respects are radically different. The Tri-Collegiate Association, consisting of Amherst, Dartmouth and Williams, has adopted the Yale rules to govern its championship games. Brown has also accepted the Yale rules. Exeter will adopt the Harvard code, while Andover will play under that of Yale. Bowdoin College and the Boston Athletic Association will play under the same rules as last year...