Word: brilliantly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Aided by the wind the Williams men forced the ball towards Harvard's touchline and there it remained for some minutes, neither side making any brilliant plays or much headway. This uncertainty was followed by a kick of the Williams' quarter-back toward his own goal, by which Harvard darned about 40 yards before the ball was secured by the Williams' full-back. By a kick of Willard the ball went up to the 10-yard line of the Willaims defence, but this advantage was lost by our men and Willians once more sent the ball far down the field...
...just been generally adopted by the colleges of America, and it was partly to test their worth that the trip was undertaken. Results showed that the Canadian teams, with their longer acquaintance with the Rugby game, were unable to compete successfully against the Harvard men. The eleven made a brilliant record during their stay in the North, and met with a most cordial reception from their antagonists. The team from Cambridge succeeded in defeating the Magill University eleven, and then scored another hard-earned victory over the All Canada picked team. This was a most gratifying record, and it would...
...achievements of the Harvard brass band last Monday evening are too well known to need any description here, and made a fitting end to a brilliant record of music, mud, fun and glory...
...this was entirely disproved in his match against Lawford, when he showed himself as strong at the back of the court as at the net. His play in the first set of the championship match was admitted by all the best judges to be the most correct and brilliant exhibition of the game ever seen, and it was, indeed, a treat to witness...
...passing of our men was at times brilliant and at other times careless. The men followed the ball well and were almost always there, an improvement over former days. Little tackling was done as the Trinity men seldom had the ball. In the second inning Keith broke his nose and his place was taken by Homans. The teams were : Trinity-Rushers, Miller, (capt.) Rodgers, Child, Cameron, Hurd, Hayes, - ; quarterback, Thorne; halfbacks, Barber and Lobdell; full back, Miel. Harvard-Rushers, Simpkins, Phillips, Brooks, Winslow, Gilman, Thayer, Keith ; quarterback, Bemis : halfbacks, Kimball and Willard; fullback, Peabody. Referee, T. H. Cabot, '86. Umpire...