Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...unfortunately had little opportunity to show his ability in the Harvard game, but who is universally conceded to be the greatest field general of the year--Captain Barrett of Cornell. Although it is doubtful that he is more skillful at running an attack than is Watson, he is a better all-around player, for his team's play always offers the threat of a dangerous quarterback run, and he is a drop-kicker and punter of more than average ability...
...final test, will decide whether or not the step was taken too late. Whatever the result, it is certain that the experience of the 1915 season has taught Yale a great lesson, and that in future her elevens may be expected to produce a safer, saner, and a far better brand of football...
...Rugby rules in the various colleges, and it was a result of this feeling that the Harvard-Yale series began in 1875. A contemporary Harvard publication in speaking of the game says: "Football will be a popular game here in the future. The Rugby game is in much better favor than the somewhat sloppy game now played by our men." In this match the Harvard men experienced considerable difficulty with the spherical shaped ball to which they were unaccustomed but in spite of this embarrassment, combined with McGill's broader experience, Harvard managed to hold the Canadians gainless by superior...
...team's play. That the University was able to run up 39 points was simply an indication of individual prowess; that the mediocre Colby team scored 6 points was due to the weakness of the Crimson line. The following Saturday brought forth a brand of football little better. "Watchful waiting," with Harte's interception of a forward pass in the last few minutes of play, gave Harvard a 7 to 0 victory over M. A. C. The same well-known policy proved lucrative in the next game, in which Carlisle was sent home with a 29 to 7 defeat...
...University association football team will face Yale on Soldiers Field this afternoon. Yale's record in the two league games she has played is somewhat better than the University's, but the Elis' victory was over the weak Cornell team, while the best Yale could get against Princeton was a tie, at a time when the latter team was badly disorganized by the loss of three players who were found to be ineligible. The University's defeat, on the other hand, was by the strong Columbia team, which at present leads the league. The Harvard players have been steadily improving...