Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...playing with the 'varsity squad. The freshmen who are at present practicing with the 'varsity are Dunlop, Wrightington, Beale, Lovering, backs; Stevenson, end; Connor, tackle; Laimbeer, guard; Shea, centre. It will be seen that the freshmen are not lacking in material for their approaching contest, yet the time allowable for developing satisfactory team play is limited, since the contest with Yale occurs December 2, two days after the 'varsity game with Pennsylvania...
...final contest of the class series was played yesterday afternoon on Jarvis Field, between ninety-five and ninety-six, and the latter by their victory secure the class championship. The game was sharply contested throughout and proved to be fully as interesting and exciting as any of the preceding games of the class series. The elevens were very evenly matched, neither side having any decided advantage, and the tactics employed were comparatively the same, both teams depending upon their backs, rather then upon mass plays. Fumbling and offside play were the most apparent weaknesses, but these were counter-balanced...
...form an interesting topic for conversation during the afternoon. As we said yesterday this very variety of events will probably interfere with the complete success of any one of them. It will do no good to urge men to go to the University game in preference to the football contests; and vice vesa it is absurd to advise men to cling to their class feeling and neglect the University games. Even were it reasonable to do either one of these things we cannot from our position, side with one contest to the exclusion of the other. This combination of events...
...feel that the students have every confidence in the team, and we suggest that they impress this fact upon Captain Waters and his men by sending them off today with a series of rousing cheers. With the beginning of this month the time between us and the great contest takes a long jump and we seem very much nearer to it than we did on the last day of October. It is a question of weeks and days now, and no longer a question of months. Every sign of confidence and regard which the students can give the team...
...were from the freshman class; of all the men entered nearly one-half were freshmen. These two facts show both interest and strength in rowing matters. If the material is taken in hand early and well developed, it should come out in good condition for the class and intercollegiate contest next spring...