Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...freshman football team played Brookline High School today on Soldiers Field. In the second half North fumbled a kick and Nourse scored the only touchdown of the game for ninety-nine. A goal was kicked. The game was marked by brilliant offensive work by both sides. Five yards was repeatedly given for offside play. The line-up was as follows...
...backs, Gonterman played a very brilliant game, and made several long runs around the ends and through the tackles. He started quickly and followed the interference closely. C. Brewer and Dunlop also played well...
Williams kicked to the 5 yard line, where Dunlop took the ball, and by brilliant dodging gained over half the length of the field. Harvard soon lost the ball for off-side playing. Donald blocked Draper's punt. The ball changed hands several times until Gonterman got round Rutter with fine interference for 20 yards. On the next rush he found an opening at tackle and ran 40 yards unaided, for a tonchdown. Goal. Score...
Yesterday afternoon one squad of the freshman candidates and juniors lined up for two ten minute halves. The playing was sharp on both sides, but it soon became evident that the team work of '99 was much better than that of their opponents. After a brilliant run by W. Adams and a series of successful rushes the ball was carried behind the '97 goal. In the last half the playing was entirely in '97 territory but the freshmen were unable to score again...
Jaffray, who played in his first game, did better than was expected. His playing was by no means brilliant, but he stopped the plays on his side fairly well. He did very little breaking through the line, and never broke up the interference as Holt...