Word: hoping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...publish to-day a carefully prepared criticism of the foot ball team, which we hope will be taken in good part, both by the college and by the members of the team. There seems to be a general impression that the prospects of Harvard in foot ball this year have improved greatly since the beginning of the fall term. There is still however plenty of room for improvement, and this improvement we hope to see in the succeeding games. While we can do no worse than we did last year, we have the other alternative, that of doing much better...
...first few weeks, but is brilliant and effective in the extreme. And some of the forwards, notably Phillips and Gilman, have developed a speed in running that surprised us all. We could easily full spece with praises, but our purpose today it criticism and censure. This we hope the team will take in good part. We do not claim to be infallible in our judgment, and we may be wrong or unduly severe in some of our criticisms. But we feel that the CRIMSON will not be going out of its proper sphere if in a general way it gives...
...heads, and placed between the backs, striking the ground so soon as to make it impossible to get a free catch. The last is the best, by far ; it changes the whole game. No one but Moffat of last year's Princeton team has used it much, but we hope our backs will try to learn it, as none of them have so far been able to make a very long, high punt. Some of the players "run back" now and then. This is very seldom anything but loss. Every man ought to drill himself into the habit of never...
...considerable comment. Many members of the class do not seem to be in favor of uniforms, but prefer the old custom of "dress as dress can," thinking that this gives a more unique appearance to the Harvard procession. As these questions will come up for discussion and decision we hope the meeting will be well attended...
...drum corps is not the proficient enough to turn out en masse, a picked corm might be chosen from among those whose former experience with the sticks enables them to serve without further practice. If any action is to be taken it must be at once, and we hope that it will be in favor of the project...