Word: fairs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ball on a foul and Harding carried it to the centre of the field. Sears punted and the ball rolled over Dartmouthis line. Cumnock stopped a rush by a good tackle and Harvard got the ball from a fumble. Lee ran eight yards and Cranston, running from a fair, lost the ball; Cumnock fell on it, but the referee give the ball to Dartmouth on the ground that it was thrown forward. It returned to Harvard on a foul, however, and Davis carried it over the line. Time, 12 minutes. Harding kicked the goal. Dartmouth started the ball from...
...Schaik. After punting by both sides close to Technology's goal line, Harding finally got the ball and made a touchdown, from which he kicked a goal-Time, 25 minutes. Score, 62-0. Technology kicked from the centre of the field; Sears returned and Technology had a fair catch. Harvard got the ball from the kick and Sears advanced the ball fifteen yards and Harding carried it over the remaining forty-yards and made the last touchdown for Harvard. Time 29 minutes. Harding kicked the goal which made the final score: Harvard, 68; Worcestor Technology, 0. Time was called just...
...Nineteenth Century Romance" is an entertaining story, told with a real Thackerayian humor. Under "Topics of the Day," preparatory schools are discussed. Though the position of the writer is "thoughtfully taken" and in the main fair, the criticisms upon private and high schools are rather severe. There are undoubtedly many inefficient high and private schools, but such sweeping condemnation is hardly just. The article is clearly and forcibly written. The last article is "King Cobbler," a character sketch." The idea is original though scarcely realistic. The story is told picturesquely and with a touch of pathos which is very effective...
...Lacrosse Association summoned up enough energy to hold a meeting in Holden Chapel. The lethargy shown by the association so far this fall might lead one to believe that the lacrosse interests of the college were dead. Harvard lost the championship last year, and from the present outlook bids fair to distinguish itself in the same way next spring. However, an important move was made in the election of a captain for the team. We hope that he will infuse a little more vigor into the team and make the men trying for the team begin practice at once...
...field. A fumble of a Wesleyan's kick again brought the ball close to Harvard's goal, but it was quickly forced into Wesleyan's territory, when a kick by Sears was fumbled and Cranston carried the ball across Wesleyan's line. The referee, however, allowed it a fair catch with an originality of decision that was unique, to say the least. The kicking of Wesleyan and the fumbling of the Harvard backs brought the ball into Harvard's territory. Slayback made a beautiful punt, which Sears caught well, just in front of the Harvard goal, as time was called...