Word: amounts
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...course it may be urged that the purpose of the subscription, being made very general and vague, instead of specific and detailed as at present, will not appeal strongly to those who advance the funds. In some instances this might cause a certain amount of reluctance to give. On the other hand, however, there are excellent reasons why larger sums than usual could be raised in this way. Men would be better disposed toward a single fund, simply because they would not be bothered so much by a number of managers working at cross purposes. In addition there would...
...considerable amount of time was also spent in running through signals. The plays were got off with commendable rapidity, but there was not so much perfection in the plays as the coaches could have wished for. During the afternoon every member of the 'Varsity squad was given an opportunity to play some length of time...
...order to give the men a rest the work of the 'Varsity Saturday consisted simply of fifteen minutes of signal practice. Garrison was sent to New Haven to see the Yale game. His place was filled by Cochrane who got the plays off with a commendable amount of speed. The only other vacancy in the team, caused by the absence of a 'Varsity man, was at left end where Captain Cabot's knee still prevents him from playing his old position. The 'Varsity proper lined up as follows: Graydon, l. e.; Swain, l. t.; Bouve, l. g.; Doucette, c.; Boal...
Yesterday afternoon, owing to the inclemency of the weather, the 'Varsity squads spent an hour in running through signals in the Gymnasium. A considerable amount of the time was also spent in systematically perfecting the formations. R. D. Wrenn was present at the practice...
There is one other point in connection with today's game which deserves attention. The game between '98 and '99 was marked by a most undignified and unneccessary amount of roughness. In fact it was an exhibition of petty bumptiousness which savored strongly of high school methods. So far the Freshmen have shown no tendency to do anything but play football, and it is natural that they should continue to attend strictly to business today. It rests therefore with the Juniors to see to it that as far as they are concerned there shall be no repetition of the undesirable...