Word: game
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gentleman who found the lack of singing at Wednesday's practice so grievous an omission, must have somewhat perverted ideas on the game of football. The question resolves itself into this: whether we wish to go to Soldiers Field on Saturday, to see an exhibition of manly sport, or to attend a musical festival. If the visitors from New Haven deem it a good opportunity to display their vocal talent, is that necessarily a reason why we should do likewise? Let us rather wait until the end of the game, and then, if the result has justified...
...there are many reasons why we should not sing at the game itself. In the first case, the noise is liable to interfere with the signals. Secondly, we hope to spend some time and effort in cheering, which is a far more spontaneous method of showing our sympathy or appreciation than by the help of illsung melodies. Also some of us wish to see the game; and this cannot best be done with but one eye on the gridiron, and the other on a song-sheet. Lastly, the assignment of seats by the management has rendered good uniform singing impossible...
Although little more than a week remains before the Yale game, the Freshmen have not lately shown much improvement in team play. Next week, however, the men will be coached individually and collectively by members of the University eleven, and a decided change for the better is expected...
...presence of the body of undergraduates at the football practice yesterday had the effect of livening up the playing considerably. It was difficult, however, to get any idea of the playing of the team as a whole, on account of the number of substitutes who were in the game. The only members of the team who played throughout the practice were Burden and Lawrence...
...however, Fincke drove the ball so far into the Freshmen's territory that he was able to make a fair catch on the 45-yard line. Although the catch was made only a few feet from the side-line, Burnett kicked the goal. The Freshmen then tried a rushing game, and though unable to make successive gains, advanced the ball well at times. Derby made twenty-five yards around Hawkins, but after that the Freshmen were held for downs. Time was called on account of darkness...