Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...addition to the usual desire to defeat Yale there is the added stimulus of the nine-year trophy, which will become the permanent property of the team winning this year's meet. Our poor showing in intercollegiate meets should be a further incentive. In view of the importance of brilliant individual performers in this meet, our chances do not seem very bright. This is too far ahead to waste time on prophecies, however. Now is the time to act and to lay the foundation of a team which will deserve to be ranked among possibilities for a place near...
...body of men and backs them until they win. Only the most strong-minded committee or captain can survive the attacks resulting from the existing feeling of restlessness. With the right sort of confidence a mediocre but enduring system will accomplish more than spasmodic attempts to secure a brilliant player are coach for one year...
...Harvard Memorial Dinner, held last night in Memorial Hall under the auspices of the Memorial Society, was a brilliant success, both in the large number of graduates and undergraduates present and in the long list of distinguished speakers...
Wendell, Newhall and Macdonald played the most brilliant games, for the University team. Wendell's 27-yard end run just before the close of the game was, except for Brides's run in the first half, the longest run of the day. Throughout the game his hard running was a feature. Newhall's work was exceptionally good. In spite of the bandage over his eye, he caught and ran back punts almost perfectly, and his generalship was excellent. Although not Harvard's regular punter, he was called on to do most of the kicking on account of Burr's being...
...line. The Yale line quickly braced, however, proving almost impregnable through the rest of the game. The whole team played with a spirit and unity that had been wanting in nearly all the preliminary games; and their attack was irresistable. One of the touchdowns was made by a brilliant 40-yard run by T. Jones after catching a punt, the remainder by consistent gains through the line and around the ends. The team surpassed all expectations, winning by a score...