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Word: contestant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...game devoid of the spectacular, and characterized by hard, fast football, Brown went down to a 6 to 0 shut-out at the hands of Syracuse. The margin of superiority was a very small one, and in a large part of the contest Brown seemed to have the upper hand. Wilkinson, the brilliant halfback of the Orange eleven, was in a great measure responsible for his team's victory, for in the long series of rushes which resulted in the long score, he carried the ball on almost every play. In spite of their defeat, the Brown players showed great...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON APPARENTLY IS STRONGEST OPPONENT | 10/25/1915 | See Source »

...clock this afternoon the Stadium will see the beginning of the first big contest on the University's 1915 schedule, the eleventh football clash between Harvard and Cornell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORNELL ELEVEN WITH IMPRESSIVE EARLY SEASON RECORD FACES UNIVERSITY TEAM THIS AFTERNOON | 10/23/1915 | See Source »

With the completion of the University's last thorough work-out yesterday afternoon and with the arrival of the opposing forces this morning at 7.05 o'clock, all is in readiness for the Stadium's first big game of the year, tomorrow's football contest between Harvard and Cornell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORNELL TEAM PRIMED FOR TOMORROW'S GAME | 10/22/1915 | See Source »

...these have reported for practice. Obviously, unless more interest is taken, the series will be a failure. One team has already been formed from members of the second squad, but in order to make the series a success there must be at least three teams in the contest. Last year there were three teams which played a series of fifteen games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAUGHTON CUP SERIES NEEDS MEN | 10/21/1915 | See Source »

There is apparently some misunderstanding as to the manner in which Freshman football is being conducted this season. In the issue of Saturday, October 16, the CRIMSON commenting upon the game with Andover states that "this afternoon's contest will be watched with unusual interest, for it is the first game the Freshmen have played since the change from last year's dormitory system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Football System Unchanged. | 10/20/1915 | See Source »

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