Word: harvardism
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...property is placed in the hands of five trustees, graduates of Harvard and men interested in rowing, who intend to form a club of which any student in the university may become a member by paying a fee. The members, and members only, are to have free use of the boats. Enough boats. comprising eights, fours, pairs and singles are to be put in to accomodate seventy men. The object of the giver is to create an interest in rowing among men outside of the crews, so that the 'Varsity may have a larger field of practiced men to choose...
...attention of the freshmen is called to the pamphlet of Harvard athletics for 1889-90, prepared by H. R. Allen, '92, and printed by the sophomore class. It is a complete record of the athletic events which will take place during 1889-90 under the control of the different Harvard athletic asso ciations...
...Harvard played her second game last Saturday with Stevens Institute, winning by a score of 28 to 4. The elevens were composed as follows: Harvard-rushers, Cumnock, Upton, Camphell, (Stickney), Tilton, (centre), Cranston, Newell, Hutchinson, (Crosby); quarter back, Dean; half-backs, Lee, Bowman; full-back, Trafford. Stevens Institute-rushers, Griswold, Wilderman, McKenzie, Hall, (centre), Emmet, Wreaks. Phelps; quarter-back, DeHart, half-backs, P. McKenzie and Raphael; full-back, Strong...
...Then both backs made rushes without gaining more than five yards. Strong gained five yards by a kick after which began a series of rushes by the half-backs and kicks by the full back which gave Stevens a gain of about ten yards when the ball went to Harvard on a foul. Lee made a strong rush of twenty yards, but was finely tackled by Emmett. Bowman then rushed about fifteen yards, Emmett again tackling. Lee gained another ten yards, Bowman then made a couple of rushes without advancing the ball. Trafford kicked behind the goal posts, Stevens getting...
...rather early in the season to estimate accurately the strength of the foot ball team, yet the work Saturday calls for some comment. The most marked faults were a general lack of snap and a looseness of playing at critical points. Stevens started off with such a rush that Harvard seemed dazed for at least five minutes and could not get possession of the ball. Several times the ball was lost by pure carelessness; in two instances it was deliberately taken from Harvard players while running. The men tackled and blocked well, and the individual work was good. With...