Word: roughness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...amalgamated into one, which shall formulate rules under which football shall be played during 1907. It was further resolved that the committee elected by this conference should be guided in their actions, regarding changes in the rules, so as to secure the following: an open game, elimination of rough and brutal playing; definite and precise rules of play, organization and control of officials, in order that the rules shall be strictly and impartially enforced...
...race has been held over the Travers Island course, and is being held at Princeton this year for the first time. The Princeton course is three miles long, and is covered twice during the race. It includes a large variety of conditions--uphill, downhill, dirt roads, clear grass, rough fields, and jumps over brooks and other obstacles...
...amended. The author of "The Lecture-Tasters" is moderately funny; but here and there he is led too far astray by the exigencies of rhyme. An editorial sets forth the difficulties inherent in a prompt and satisfactory election of Freshman class officers. It is hard to see how the "rough-and-tumble estimate of the class," that used to be got on Bloody Monday, could be of service at such an election...
Owing to the rough water yesterday the graded crew races were postponed until next Tuesday, when they will be rowed over the one and seven-eighths mile course in the basin. Owing to the low tide, the race will probably be run in two divisions, the third Newell and Weld crews starting first, and the first and second Newell and Weld crews following immediately afterwards...
Last year Harvard defeated the Training School by the score of 12 to 0, in a slow and uninteresting game, marked by rough play and unnecessary fumbling. Yale played against the Springfield eleven on October 10, winning by the score of 12 to 0 and, therefore, this game should afford a good opportunity for judging the relative strength of Harvard and Yale this year. In the game with Springfield Yale used the forward pass with a fair measure of success, but failed to make a higher score on account of costly fumbles. At times the Springfield backs made consistent gains...