Word: favors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...project, which our correspondent advocates, of a union of all the athletic associations in college is open to serious objections, although there is undoubtedly something in its favor. In the first place, by such a union, much of the enthusiasm which is felt by the members of an association for that association, would be lost. there would be no incentive for the managements of the different organizations to come out ahead financially if they were to be helped out by the other members of the athletic union. Again, we doubt if the subscriptions would amount to so much under...
...been the most disastrous to Harvard of any during the entire history of college sports. In foot ball, lacrosse, base ball, rowing, and tennis, we have met signal and crushing defeat. It was with the utmost difficulty that the cup was brought back, and the present aspects do not favor the assumption that even this will be repeated this year without great efforts. The personnel of the freshman eleven is such that good earnest work will have every chance of gaining its just recompense-a victory over Yale. Of course, nothing could be more natural than for all concerned...
...ball and Gilman pounced upon it. Notwithstanding a bad kick by Kimball the ball was kept well down at the Princeion end for some length of time. Here, the second casualty occurred. Baker, one of the Princeton half-backs was injured in the leg and compelled to retire in favor of Toler. Moffat and Willard then had one of their kicking matches without appreciable result. Princeton, unable to gain in this way, resorted to their superior passing and rushing and made much headway. Harvard was careless and tackled poorly again, so that a Princeton rusher was through them and scored...
...general back and forth movement was secured by Lamar, who crossed the line with it. Bemis followed him and before he could make a touchdown, had taken it away and touched down for safety. Time was called at once. The score standing 36 to 6 in Princeton's favor...
...time the ball was dangerously near Harvard's goal, but by good rushing was finally sent back, and Bancroft got the sixth touchdown just before the end of the last half. No goal was made from it, and the score stood 35 to 0 in Harvards favor. Our men showed improvement, especially under the watchful eye of Mr. Adams, but they show, with few exceptions, a visible reluctance to drop on the ball. For Boston; Slocum, Nichols and Wadsworth did most of the playing. The teams: Freshmen, rushers, Thomas, Homans, Purdon, Woodman, Churchill, Bancroft, Hopkins; quarter back: Osgood, half backs...