Word: players
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...matter. Such opinions are unconsciously based on experience furnished by the University of Pennsylvania, and, thus applied, I should concur in them. It would be utterly unwise to attempt to introduce the system in full operation at Harvard at once into the University. A foot-ball player here, in explaining to me the causes of the defeat of the University by another college team, said: 'their men, you know, are much larger than ours.' 'How so?' said I. 'What is the average age of your men at entrance?' 'Sixteen.' One has only to compare this, even allowing the number...
Corwin, '87, was elected captain of the Yale eleven for 1886. He was one of the rushers this year, is a good, steady player, and is reported to be a strict disciplinarian...
...contestants was awaited with great eagerness. At last they came, and were greeted by generous applause. But not a college cheer was heard; for such an undignified manifestation of approval in these days of gentle manners was considered an unpardonable breach of etiquette and decorum. But the players - a student of 1885 would not have recognized the brawny athletes of his day in these aesthetic youths. Each player wore a dress coat of spotless black, a shirt whose bosom glistened with the starch of Brines' Troy Laundry, knickerbockers of the most approved Oscar Wilde pattern, and in his hand carried...
...other features of the game which caused considerable comment were the gentlemanly rebuke given by an '86 player to one of his opponents, and the numerous attempts of the '86 captain to brow-beat the referee, attempts which happily did not succeed. The vigorous remarks of the '86 captain to his opponents on the subject of closing their conversation were highly edifying, considering the fact that the former was not particularly noticeable for his own reticence in various subjects connected with the contest. Let us hope that in the coming game with '88 the team will act a little more...
...plucky rushes. Some times a dozen men would be piled up on top of him. Finally Porter secured the ball, and by a determined rush made a touch-down, owing principally to Russell's failure to tackle him. The ball was punted to Holden, and within two minutes this player secured the second touch-down for '88. The score was now 8 to 0 in the sophomores favor, within 10 minutes after play had begun. During the next fifteen minutes the ball remained a greater part of the time in '87's territory. Willard would make long kicks only...