Word: footing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...first game of foot-ball between Yale and Harvard was played at New Haven on the 13th inst. So full an account of the game has already appeared in the Advocate, that we here give merely a summary of the contest...
...possession any of the foot-balls belonging to the University Eleven will please return them to 51 Thayer...
...last number of the Yale Record contains a great deal of matter in regard to the Harvard-Yale foot-ball game Its tone is so thoroughly offensive that a lengthy review would be as undignified as it would be unpleasant. The rivalry between Harvard and Yale has caused a great deal of jealousy on both sides, and a certain amount of ill-feeling among enthusiastic and narrow-minded partisans is unavoidable. It would have been supposed, however, that neither college would so far forget its dignity as to deliberately insult its guests, had not the Record disdained the forbearance which...
...very well; but a great many - too many give these same excuses - fellows won't subscribe, rowing men won't row, and the ball nine - well, something is the matter there; and things have now come to such a pass that the Alma Mater looks only to our foot-ball team for some autumnal laurels, - and we have n't beaten Yale...
...MORROW the third important foot-ball event comes off, - the match with Yale. A large number of men have said that they intend to accompany the team. During the match at Montreal frequent and excited disputes caused angry words and no little ill-feeling for the time, which was only dispelled by the favorable result of the game, the appearance of the groaning tables, and the good-nature of the vanquished hosts. Now we hope that the rules will be clearly understood once for all, and that the players will not make the decisions and points of the match...