Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...freshmen defeated the juniors yesterday afternoon in a very uninteresting game. There was very little batting done and no brilliant plays made. In the eight inning '89 became "rattled," and made some very costly errors which gave the freshmen four runs. The score...
Among the brilliant speakers at the Alpha Delta Phi convention in New York were Hon. Joseph H. Choate, president of the fraternity, the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, George William Curtis, and Everett P. Wheeler. At the banquet this evening at Delmonico's Hon. Chauncy M. Depew, Yale, '56, representing Psi Upsilon, will respond to the toast, "Our Dearest...
...attack men was specially good at times. However, there is a great tendency on the part of the men to crowd in towards the goal. This draws in the opponent's defense and hinders the "try at goal." On the whole the play was sharp and at times even brilliant. Wells and Griffing distinguished themselves in the defence. The playing of Towle and the dodging of Blodgett and Davidson were the other features of the game...
...best qualities in a player both in the field and at the bat. Nothing inspires a freshman team with a healthy confidence in themselves and a feeling of reliance on each other more than to win their first game, and this we sincerely hope will be done. Brilliant individual playing cannot hold out in the long run against steady team work, and it is to make every man understand thoroughly what team play means that games have been arranged. Every effort should be made to start out with a clear record of victories, in order that the result...
...occasion all Yale men were released from their duties. The old citizens were in great requisition to recount the memories of their earlier days, and the local historians put the results of their researches into the penny histories which flooded the streets. The celebration was entirely successful, and the brilliant gala day will always be remembered by those who witnessed...