Word: felted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...said that the Harvard men went into the game determined to do their best, that they played as well as they were capable of goes without questioning, but after the first three minutes every spectator almost felt that Harvard was outclassed. Had the men played with the dash they showed in parts of the Brown, the Cornell and the Wesleyan games, they might have won; but they were incapable of it. Harvard, try hard as she would, was not able to get out of that slow gait, while the Pennsylvania men were quick, snappy and ever active...
Pennsylvania commenced the present season with what was considered by all critics an unusually handicapped team; and especially was this felt to be the case in regard to the guard positions. With the graduation of Wharton and Woodruff, whose unusual strength had contributed much to the effectiveness of the "guard's back" play, besides adding greatly to the defensive strength of the centre, it was generally expected that Penn's chances for a successful football season would be small indeed. Coach Woodruff, appreciating the necessity of developing material to fill these positions, was most fortunate in securing Hare and McCracken...
...spite of the natural chagrin felt by Harvard men at the unexpected result of the Yale game and the tendency to feel discouraged as to the outlook in football, nothing could be more unreasonable than to consider the season as a whole a serious set-back to Harvard athletics...
There has been a feeling for some years that the method of electing the athletic committee is not representative enough and has not produced entirely satisfactory results. To be concrete, many have felt that during the past years there have been men on the committee who have been so well qualified for the position as other undergraduates, who would probably have been elected by a mass meeting. On the other hand, there is a popular superstition that when students gather together in a mass meeting, they immediately lose their heads and vote for the wrong man. Even granting that this...
...trust that as soon as Mr. Lehmann reaches Cambridge some means will be taken to show him most emphatically the appreciation felt for this addition to his already notable services at Harvard...