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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...known and are not regarded as unconquerable. Their play is not yet up to that of Harvard nor up to the standard of a veteran team, and so there is still much to do. The make -- up of the eleven will be such that to beat it will mean a triumph and the work of whipping it a difficult undertaking...
...Editors of the Crimson: Will you allow me a s a graduate to say that in the discussion over the disposition of the seats for the Yale game my sympathies are entirely with the undergraduates' point of view. I do not mean that I wish to complain of those who have charge of the distribution of tickets this year, because we must realize that their methods have been put to a test far beyond precedent; and however regretable, it is perhaps not surprising that they should have found themselves overpowered in consequence. But the principle which gives graduates the preference...
...will require strong team play to break up Harvard's defense, and the offensive work should be effective as a result of the great attention paid to it during the past week. With Sawin and Burnett in the game, the possession of the ball in Brown's territory may mean a goal from the field...
...They had an easy chance to score, but lost the ball at a critical time. The game also showed that while the defensive work of the line was admirable, the ends were very weak. As the Harvard interference is undeniably strong, this weakness on West Point's part may mean a large score. Jackson, however, West Point's new fullback, seems to be a worthy successor of Romeyn in punting...
This should augur well for the game today, and the result is awaited with special interest. A victory over Brown will mean that the nine is indeed looking up, for the Brown nine won one game in their series with Princeton and scored a decisive victory over Yale. Thus a good showing this afternoon will mean that there is as yet no cause for discouragement over the final outcome of the season...