Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...freshmen partially retrieved Wednesday's defeat yesterday afternoon by beating the Boston Latin School nine, 11 to 4. Most of the men played in a listless way and showed no snap whatever. In base running the freshmen were especially poor. They seemed to be afraid to slide to bases and lost several runs by their slowness...
...features of the race were the plucky showing made by the freshmen in spite of their defeat, and Kales's stroking of the '96 crew...
Such is the situation and it must be faced; but no matter how black the outlook, one great truth is to be recognized. Defeat will not be caused by the indifference of candidates, or the carelessness of captains. To throw blame where it is not deserved, where, in fact, high praise ought to be given-this would make a bad matter worse. The men who are trying for the teams are doing hard and steady work, and no fair-minded man could ask more from the captains than they themselves are eager...
...election of the 'varsity football captain will receive the approbation of all Harvard men, graduate and undergraduate, as the just reward of a player who has worked for the team with all his strength and will in the face of defeat after defeat. Such spirit enlists the admiration, support, and confidence of the University...
Football, besides forming sound bodies and better standards of morality, has another advantage of great account, and this is the spirit of enthusiasm which it stimulates. It teaches a man self reliance, and gives him courage to bear up under defeat, and to try anew with fresh vigor. The danger in playing football is certainly no greater than in many of the other good out-door sports such as polo, and no out-door game is worth a rap into which no accident or mishap could possibly find...