Word: playing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...game began at 3.07 with Harvard in possession of the ball. The freshmen immediately forced the play down to the visitors twenty-five yard line but on account of loose work did not score until 3.15, when Davis carried the ball across line and secured the first touchdown. Frothingham kicked the goal. Score 6-0. In one of the scrimmages which followed putting the ball it play, Manning indulged in some slugging, and was immediately disqualified; Collamore took his place. Broughton, by two long rushes scored the second the second touchdown at 3.21. No goal. Score 10-0. Four minutes...
...time for the freshman game with Yale draws nearer the interest of the class in the work of the eleven seems to diminish. Day after day the men play on Divinity field and few of the class are patriotic enough to go out and encourage them. Even at Saturday's game very few spectators were present. This apathy is very discouraging to the captain, coaches and players who are doing their best to produce an eleven which will make a good showing against Yale...
There are some men trying for the team who have yet to learn what training is. Every man must play every afternoon, not according to his own convenience. One promising candidate has already been requested to stop playing because he persisted in giving precedence to minor social engagements. Strict discipline is absolutely necessary, and the better this lesson is learned the more likely is the team to be a winning one. The duty of the eleven is to train faithfully and the duty of the class is to support them loyally both during the practice and at the games...
...rest it is very difficult to keep alive an interest in the rehearsals. The orchestra is now rehearsing regularly and promises to be quite up to its old standard. The necessary stimulus would be supplied if some of the friends of the organization would procure invitations for it to play in neighboring cities. The Glee club has many invitations very winter and undoubtedly the Pierian could get some of the same kind if slight efforts were made by students living in the vicinity of Boston...
Harvard showed much improvement over her game of a week ago, but there were still a large number of weak points. The greatest fault was in the unsteady play; at times the eleven did brilliant work, playing a quick, sharp game, and breaking through and tackling well. At other times, however, affairs were just reversed; the men were slow in dropping on the ball, allowed themselves to be blocked off easily, and failed to hold well in the rushline. There was repeated confusion from a misunderstanding of the signals by the rushline, and the backs frequently went in direct opposition...