Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...year was chosen as the result of a tournament which was begun early in October and was finished a few days ago. Members of last year's team did not compete in the first round, but started in the second. Forty men entered the tournament and were divided into seven sections, from each of which two men were taken up into the second round. These fourteen and the four members of last year's intercollegiate team played in the second round, and from these, the following ten men were chosen to play tonight: E. Q. Abbott 2L., E. R. Brown...
...Gordon of Princeton. In the finals of the doubles, Niles and Dabney easily defeated Gerlach and Gordon, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5. By these victories, the University team gained two points towards the possession of the Intercollegiate trophy, which will be won outright by the team first winning seven points...
...last minute of the first half, Harvard had the ball on Yale's seven-yard line. A delayed pass from Pope to Minot was tried but it fell short, and neither Minot nor any other player touched the ball. On the first bounce Hopkins, Yale's quarterback, got the ball and ran 100 yards for a touchdown. Pope's pass was distinctly forward, and, as no man touched it before it struck the ground, Harvard should have retained possession of the ball and been penalized 15 yards, according to the rules...
...second team was first given the ball on the University's 25-yard line, but in eleven downs could not gain the required 10--yard. The ball was then moved to the 10-yard line, and Coach Daly went in at quarterback on the second. Only seven yards were gained in as many downs this time. The University team was then given the ball on the second's 30-yard line, and the ball was gradually advanced towards the goal, Wendell scoring through centre. Some new formations were tried, but as a rule the linemen did not open up large...
This afternoon the four graded crews will race over the one and seven-eighths miles course in the basin. The start will be made opposite the Union boathouse at 3.30 o'clock, and the boats will finish at the Longwood bridge. The members of the winning crew will be awarded their club insignia, which will consist of a large "N" or "W" with "U. B. C." in small letters. Coach Wray and Captain Richardson will follow the crews in the launch, and men who show up well under the strain of racing conditions will be considered for the University squad...