Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fine as possible, especially at a time when athletic competition is rather running away with us and when a good many people, absurd as it may seem, are actually judging institutions by their ability to play football. Something must be done, and done soon, to turn some of the enthusiasm which now holds almost exclusively to athletic contests. Though oratory and argument cannot be practiced on an open field every afternoon before grand stands full of enthusiastic students, they are yet, in their quiet way, quite as important as football; and the sooner people see their importance, the sooner...
...them are very irregular in coming out and cannot be depended on at all. On a run a few days ago five of the men tried to drop out. With such a spirit as this the freshmen cannot hope to have a strong crew. What is needed is enthusiasm and real interest, and if the men who are now working will not brace up the crew must look for all its strength to the football men. The men that are now working are given below...
...been reported that Harvard intended to challenge Princeton for the football championship. Captain Waters said yesterday that in the first outburst of enthusiasm the eleven expressed a desire to play such a game. When it came down to the point of sending a callenge, however, they considered that out of the question. Harvard refused to challenge Princeton early in the season, and could not now consistently do so. Moreover, the season is too far advanced and by this time both teams are out of training. There will be no effort made to play Princeton this fall...
Everybody who attended the game Saturday must have felt that the cheering was about as poor as it could possibly have been. There was little unity about it and almost no enthusiasm. In fact we have never known a game in which Harvard supporters have made so little demonstration of their feeling. There was a certain amount of excuse for this in the fact that not enough men were appointed to lead the cheering and again in the fact that the sections were so large that the leaders could not make themselves heard. But even admitting this...
...ball for nearly 45 of these, making gain after gain by tackle and guard. Harvard would get the ball on four downs or on a kick, only to be obliged to punt back. The ball was never once forced near Yale's goal, never again did Harvard enthusiasm rouse itself. Just after the fine runs by Wrightington and Brewer, Waters, who had already been hurt two or three times, was obliged to leave the field on account of a knock on the head and water on the knee. Dunlop, who took his place did very well for the few chances...