Word: expectations
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...very hard to take our defeat today from Pennsylvania. The fact that Knipe called Harvard's the strongest eleven of the season, our victory over Pennsylvania last year, and the fine playing of the team in the Yale game had led us all to expect a different outcome. But all we can do is to accept the defeat cheerfully and keep up a loyal spirit, and support the eleven next year even more heartily than this year. We cannot be too grateful to Captain Emmons, Dr. Brooks, Mr. Deland, Lewis, and the other coaches for their untiring efforts this year...
...formations with opponents who are not also perfectly familiar with them. We are very confident that the policy of keeping 'varsity men off the freshman eleven will prove a wise one. While the teams are not likely to be quite as heavy as usual, there is every reason to expect more interesting playing and a game that is generally better planned and better executed than what we have been accustomed to in former Harvard-Yale freshman games...
...expect to return Monday on New England tickets can leave Springfield at either 7.45 a. m. or 4 p. m., arriving in Boston at 1.10 or 9 p. m., changing at East Hartford. Tickets may be obtained at New England Depot on Saturday morning...
...stopped. If the College loses heart in advance, what can it ask of the team? There are certain strong grounds for encouragement. Never has a Harvard eleven been better captained, better coached or better trained, at least so far as we may judge at present. It is reasonable to expect that the showing made on Saturday will be better than it has been when the team had more men whose individual playing was excellent...
There was naturally a mighty cry of indignation after the game yesterday that when the public had been led to expect a chance would be given to make comparison of the relative strength of Harvard and Yale, Harvard should play practically a scrub team. We have endeavored to ascertain the position of the football managers in the matter, and believe the facts to be something like this: Manager Moore arranged the game with the understanding that Harvard would put her strongest eleven in the field and announcements were made accordingly. Late Wednesday night a meeting of the coaches was held...