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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...class football teams had their first hard work of the season yesterday. After light preliminary work the different squads practiced breaking through and getting down on punts. '99 and '98 also lined up for short ten minute halves, after which parts of the squads were dismissed and teams chosen to practice signals. 1900 is at present less advanced than either of the other squads and the material is also of a somewhat inferior grade. There is a strong need of line men, as there is barely one man for each of the centre positions. All the squads in fact...
While the 'Varsity was going through this work the third team played a short practice game with the Hopkinson School team. Hopkinson put up a very strong game. They have a heavy line and held the score of the third team down to 12 points. The exhibition of the third team was not particularly creditable...
After the debate, a short business meeting of the Forum will be held at which all members are urged to be present...
About sixty men turned out yesterday afternoon to practice for the class elevens. Both '99 and 1900 had enough candidates out to form two elevens but '98 had a few short of that number. All the squads went through light practice which was followed by a run around the field. As '99 had a full eleven of old players, acting-captain Johnston lined up his men and put them through a few signals. The men who came out that were on the '99 eleven of the past two years were: Brown, Stanwood, Lawton, Sampson, Catlin, Huntington, Nourse, Macomber, Spencer, Bigelow...
...short game was then played with the second eleven, the halves being ten minutes each. Garrison played at quarter on the 'Varsity and put much snap into the game. He also did some good tackling. Haughton made one run of forty yards, having obtained the ball on the 'Varsity's five yard line. The game was closely contested at the beginning, the second eleven making several good gains through centre and right guard. Burden then braced up and for the rest of the game the 'Varsity made all the gains, scoring two touchdowns. Wadsworth and Lee of the second eleven...