Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Trafford punted. McClung fumbled and Cumnock fell on the ball, gaining forty yards for Harvard. After several kicks, Stagg stopped Trafford's punt and secured the ball in Harvard's territory. Both sides failed to gain by rushing and kicked in turn. Harvard then blocked off well, and made better holes in the rush line, and advanced the ball to Yale's ten yard line on rushes by Lee (5), Saxe (2), B. Trafford, Upton, and Stickney, but lost the ball on four downs. Lee lost a good chance to score by slackening his speed at a critical point...
...deciding game of the interscholastic series was won by the Cambridge Latin School on the Boston baseball grounds, yesterday afternoon. The game was well played on both sides although Cambridge did a little better than the Boston Latin men. Mr. V. Harding was referee, and Mr. Fiske umpire and both acted to the satisfaction of the teams, During the first half neither side scored. In the second Whitman made two touchdowns from one of which Corbett kicked a goal. The Cambridge men outplayed Boston at every point, except in blocking off. This game gives Cambridge the cup for the second...
...from the field. Score 5-0. After the ball had been put in play at the center of the field, it was almost immediately forced into Harvard's territory, and there it stayed; it changed sides often because both teams fumbled execrably. But the Athletic club eleven was doing better work, and slowly forced the play to Harvard's line. A four o'clock Hunt broke through the freshman line and scored a touchdown. The ball was punted out and a fair catch allowed; but the try for goal was a failure. Score, Ninety-three...
...continue in every way the hearty support which we have thus far given them. There is no surer way to urge them to victory than by showing them our confidence now. A cheer when they leave may go far toward winning Saturday's game, and systematic cheering at Springfield, better than that last Saturday is absolutely necessary...
...this and had acted accordingly, some of them would not have appeared so unfit to play as they did yesterday. The team must feel the size of their task and must know that only work can bring victory. The time is now short but the decided change for the better which we look for will bring about astonishing results...