Word: play
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...following men are now in the final round of the chess tournament: E. Perry '03, E. B. Barnes 1L., A. E. Landry '01, F. E. Fair '01, and W. Catchings '01. All these men will play two games against each other and the two men winning the greatest number will represent the team in the intercollegiate tournament to held in New York in December...
Although little more than a week remains before the Yale game, the Freshmen have not lately shown much improvement in team play. Next week, however, the men will be coached individually and collectively by members of the University eleven, and a decided change for the better is expected...
...Irishman's point of view in "McGinnis at the Yale game," an imitation of Mr. Dooley, is amusing and ends pointedly. The editorial on the distribution of Yale game tickets lacks the overdone tone of previous ones and is timely, but might be improved by the omission of the play on a word in the last sentence. The Yale game, described in scriptural language, is a great addition to the editorial column. The smaller bits, which are few, contain a fair amount of humor...
...first half of play, after the preliminary work, was the usual line-up against the second eleven. For the second half, however, the Freshmen were put in, and made a better showing than the second, principally because there were more substitutes in the first eleven...
There was only one fumble by the first eleven, and that was not a costly one. The team was over eager, especially against the Freshmen, and was once penalized for offside play. The tackling was a little cleaner, except for some ragged work by the ends. The offensive playing was vigorous, but showed still some want of team play...