Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...beginning of the present season. The college as a whole was willing and anxious to support its representatives in every way it could, and although, at times, the croakers made their influence felt, still the eleven feels that there is no necessity for complaint over lack of enthusiasm among their friends. The policy of the team was evidently to play to win the championship matches instead of to score overwhelming defeats over elevens recognized as decidedly inferior, and making use of methods utterly useless against Princeton and Yale. A failure to grasp this policy led the Columbia men to wonder...
...field so that the grounds were in a very fair condition. Princeton won the toss, and selected the west end, from which a strong breeze was blowing, which materially aided her side. Peace kicked into touch at 2.45 P. M., and the game was started amidst great excitement and enthusiasm among the spectators, who had been waiting for an hour for the fun to begin. For the first twenty minutes the ball was kept upon Princeton's ground, and soon from a drop by Richards sailed over the bar, but the referee decided no goal, owing to bad tackling. Soon...
...should certainly insure a full attendance and the hearty support of their classmates, for whose credit and honor, be it remembered, the team will compete. So let every man in the class do his share towards this end by giving to the team the encouragement of his presence and enthusiasm...
...taken such pains to eradicate all professionalism from college athletics, I think they should go further and endeavor to keep out all "Yaleism." I do not wish to say anything against any of the Yale eleven personally; but, to draw it as mild as possible. I believe that their enthusiasm and earnest desire to win, laudable enough in itself, causes them to lose all control of themselves and leads them into excesses which, I feel sure, they afterwards regret. As I do not think the Yale men can ever be altered in this respect, I think the only remedy...
...looking over the preparations for the various crews, one is struck by the fact that unwonted energy is being expended to get the crews into good and effective form. The freshmen are working with a vigor and enthusiasm which has not been shown for years. In about a week they will be placed under the care of an efficient and experienced coach. This, coupled with the fact that they are unusually heavy, muscular men, will make them dangerous competitors in the race...