Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...eleven played its last game of the season on Holmes field Saturday, and received its first defeat. Although a cold wind blew down the field promising much inconvenience to spectators, about 2,500 people were grouped around the lines at 2.15 when the teams came on the field. Yale won the toss and chose the wind, Harvard kicking off. The ball was passed back and sent on to Yale's ground by Mason's kick and Morison's rush. Soon, however, Yale's half-back, taking advantage of the wind, sent the ball by a high punt far into Harvard...
...first time in the history of Harvard's athletics, the college has felt itself called upon to express the most decided disapproval of an opponent's conduct during an inter-collegiate contest. Whether their representatives gained victory or defeat Harvard audiences have always used every endeavor to encourage good plays, and have applauded each and every one impartially. Saturday's game, however, made a decided change; for every impartial spectator joined his protest with that of the college men against the deliberate fouling and other illegal practices employed by our opponents. Such a game cannot be mentioned under the name...
Today is a momentous occasion for the history of foot-ball at Harvard, and will be long remembered in her annals whether victory or defeat is ours. If Harvard succeeds in winning the championship, results of the highest benefit will follow; if she is defeated it will be by a worthy adversary in a well-fought contest, and it will but remain for us to make the struggle again another year. The team has worked and trained with care and faithfulness and certainly deserves the reward of success. At any rate they will receive the enthusiastic support of the entire...
...undertook the "block game," so characteristic of Princeton, and with wonderful coolness and tact held the ball nearly thirty minutes, touching back repeatedly, to the lively disgust of the spectators. His game was a strong one, however, and nothing but the pluck of the Harvard men saved them from defeat. Their tackling was perfect, and the activity showed by the rushers in getting down on the ball called for much applause from the crowd. Things were looking rather dubious for Harvard, but the team did not relax in the slightest, and when Peace made his only slip-up, just eight...
President White, Professors Tyler, Burbank, Tuttle and Fiske were active in organizing here during the last campaign a branch of the Civil Service Reform Association. They succeeded in giving the old-timers something of a scare, and doubtless contributed to the overwhelming Republican defeat in this country. President White is very much in earnest on the subject of civil service reform...