Word: closers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...successful as we hoped and expected it would be, yet there is much in the record of the eleven of which we may justly be proud. In practice the men have trained hard and faithfully, and in the great games they have made every exertion to win. A closer or better contested game than that of Saturday could hardly be imagined. In so slight a defeat there is no disgrace. It can safely be said that no Harvard eleven has ever played better football than was played by the Harvard team last Saturday...
Yale defeated Pennsylvania in the Championship game yesterday. Pennsylvania played a strong game and although Yale played her regular team the work was even closer than the score indicates. When time was called in the last half the ball was within a yard of Yale's goal. Pennsylvania would have won the game but for two costly errors of the backs, and slack play in the last ten minutes...
...Varsity nine will leave for Princeton this afternoon. The chances are that the game will be a much closer one than that of last Saturday...
DEBATE OF MAY 8, 1889.Question: Resolved, that a closer harmony between the national legislative and executive departments is essential, and can be obtained by giving cabinet ministers seats and voices in congress...
Question: "Resolved, That a closer harmony between the national legislative and executive departments is essential, and can be obtained by giving cabinet minister seats and voices in congress...