Word: band
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard band is in great condition. Six of the best players were kept out of the Brown game as the leader was taking no chances on injuries. One of the trombone players has a sore right wing, but all others are ready to blow their hardest. This is their letter game." Later in his account, Mr. Ed Cunningham, the humorist of the Boston Herald sporting department, adds "The band marches up along the Harvard side and then at a given signal maneuvers into a gigantic "H". It is a new formation and was worked out in secret practice. Completely dazes...
Immediately after the two teams left the field, the Yale and Harvard bands took up positions on the gridiron in front of their respective supporters. The Eli band first played "Down the Field", which was followed by the "Gridiron King" by the Crimson organization...
This afternoon at 1 o'clock the parade will form in front of University Hall and headed by the cheer leaders and the band will march down to the field by way of Massachusetts avenue and Boylston street...
Memorial Hall will be open today to graduates and undergraduates of the University and Yale and their friends, including ladies. A special table d'hote dinner will be served from 11.45 in the morning to 1.30, while music will be furnished by Kanrich's band. Tickets for the dinner will be $1.50 each, but may be secured by regular members of the dining hall at the special price of one dollar. All dinner tickets may be charged on the term bill. Each member who does not buy a ticket to the special table d'hote may secure one ticket...
With the Princeton game a scant two weeks away, Coach Jones did not wish to risk last minute injuries to his first string players and therefore it was a band of substitutes which came up against Maryland for another overwhelming victory of 28-0. At no time during the game were the Southerners dangerous, since only once in the contest did they succeed in reaching even the Blue 30 yard mark. Jordan proved the chief scorer, bringing in three touchdowns while Captain Aldrich made one tally and got off several beautiful forwards...