Word: old
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...knowledge that in most points Yale was fairly outplayed, and that in one of those - namely, the general team play, - is something in which it has been claimed Harvard would never be able to excel. It is to be hoped that we will now hear less of the old story of Harvard's inability to accomplish anything when unity of spirit and action are required...
...consisted solely of kicking, while at Harvard running with the ball, holding and passing were allowed. The difficulty was at length overcome by concession on the part of Yale, who agreed to play under rules with which she was unfamiliar. In consequence she was beaten, the score by the old system being four goals and two touchdowns to nothing. Fifteen men played on a side...
...football management has reserved seats in section D at the game for the 'varsity glee club, which will sing some of the old Harvard songs as has been the custom in former years...
...soon as the work began to be settled, prospects were encouraging, with all the old players back, and several new men of promise, among them Mills, DeWitt, Jerrems, Louis Hinkey, Brown, and Chadwick. But within a few weeks the team played wretchedly slow and listless football. The veterans were the poorest. At the same time came the accidents that always occur during the middle of the season. Butterworth, Beard, Adee, and several of the new candidates developed physical troubles, rather more being in the nature of sickness, than sprains or bruises. This state of affairs grew worse until at least...
...Brown game was no sooner announced, however, than all Yale - graduates and undergraduates - was aroused. The first sign of awakening was the appearance of Armstrong among the candidates, first for quarterback, then for halfback. Coaches, old players, began flocking to Yale. During the last ten days there has been a coach for almost every individual on the field. Mr. Camp unfortunately was obliged to disappoint them...