Word: lighting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Freshmen merely went through light practice yesterday afternoon and only lined up for a short time. They are playing a strong game and should give a good account of themselves this afternoon...
Harvard debaters, therefore, have upon their shoulders no light responsibility. The University looks to them to reassert its superiority and to show once for all that the two defeats sustained were exceptions. All eyes will be upon these men, and if they win, as they ought, they may be sure of the gratitude and appreciation of those whom they will represent. The first thing to do is to secure a keen competition for the honor of a place on the team. May the best men get it, and then make the most of their opportunity...
...Varsity squads went through a very light afternoon's work yesterday. There was no line-up of the 'Varsity proper, although the substitute and second elevens played together for a short while...
...twice to block punts. In the same half, practically the whole Amherst eleven piled through on Haughton who was kicking close up to the line. Throughout the game, in fact, the line was palpably weak in the defence of punts; and besides broke through poorly in comparison with the light-weight Amherst eleven. Wheeler, especially, failed to open up holes for his backs; he was slow in getting into the plays and instead of being in a position to help the runner, was often in the way. Burden was largely responsible for letting the Amherst line through on punts...
This afternoon at 4 o'clock Harvard will meet Amherst on Soldiers Field. Amherst's light-weight team which Yale, with a substitute eleven, so easily defeated last week, by a score of 18 to 0, should not play a very aggressive game against Harvard's superior line...