Word: ball
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...tour of the Foot-ball Team has called forth a very sensible suggestion which will be found under the head of Correspondence. The writer referred to asks why those who go to New York and to other places at vacation do not, by reason of their numbers, obtain reduced rates from the railroads. It seems to us that this is a proposal both seasonable and practicable. In a few weeks the annual Thanksgiving migration will begin, and many, we are sure, would be glad to avail themselves of excursion tickets such as those lately used by the Fifteen. If such...
...more sorry to record the recent defeat of our Foot-ball Team because we have had to record defeat for them so seldom; and after the brilliant way in which the season opened, we had hoped to keep a clean score. We have been fairly and squarely beaten by a team as strong as any we have ever met, and we are willing to acknowledge that we did not expect to see in them the great improvement they have made since our game last spring. It is not our desire to find any paltry excuse for our lack of success...
...editors of the Williams Athenaeum read the Freshmen a very interesting lecture; they are exhorted to do "earnest, steady, and persistent work," not only in their studies, but in ball-playing, athletics, and literature (given, we suppose, in what the editors consider their order of importance), "not to be a nontenity in college life." nor to " shut themselves up between the covers of their lexicons" (which, by the way, we should hardly have considered as one of the natural instincts of a Freshman), but generally to assert themselves, and make themselves "felt and respected in all places." What a sweet...
...toss was won by Princeton, and the game promptly began at half-past two. A heavy wind was blowing against our team. For some time the ball was kept in the centre, until a fine run by Houston, and another by Bacon, brought it well up to Princeton's goal. After some sharp playing on both sides, the ball was passed to Holmes, who, by a fine rush, secured the first touch-down for Harvard. Captain Cushing attempted to kick it over the goal, but failed, amidst shouts of joy by the supporters of Princeton. Soon after, the referee called...
Harvard was now kicking with the wind, and our friends were expecting a sure victory. The ball, however, remained in the middle of the field, Princeton playing a stronger game, and our team seemingly becoming slack in their work. At last, Cutts and Dodge of the Princeton team got the ball, and by some capital running and passing, Cutts carried it directly behind our goal. It was brought out, and Cutts, by a fine place-kick, lifted it over the crossbar, thus securing the first and only goal for Princeton...