Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...instance, that we make use of our crew men, and trust to weight to carry the ball beyond our opponents' goal line. No one doubts that the factor of weight is not to be despised but it is certainly powerless in the game as played today, unless coupled with skill and intelligence. This may at first seem a truism, but those to whom it appears as such, indicate their ignorance of what the last two qualities may be made to signify in foot-ball. And this brings us to our point. We venture to assert that to the average foot...
Again the Harvard freshmen have tied the Yale freshmen in foot-ball, contrary to the expectations of each side. The game was a most creditable exhibition in point of skill, and, though our freshmen were much handicapped by the weight of their opponents, they played the better game of the two on the whole. It was naturally somewhat of a disappointment to have the game result as it did, especially after so auspicious a beginning, but it could not be helped. The faithful work of the eleven and the good management shown by their captain entitle them to the sincere...
...punished for sending in unfair balls while the batsman is punished for failing to strike at the first three fair balls sent in to him. This is an advantage given the pitcher which has a damaging effect on the batting, especially in the matter of trying to bat with skill by placing the ball instead of the haphazard way in vogue now. One of two things is needed to get rid of this unfair division of the penalties in question, and one of these is to extend the calling off strikes to every other fair ball delivered-allowing the batsman...
...team would score an overwhelming victory, but the western men proved no mean opponents. Owing to the rules of the faculty, play was called very late and darkness set in long before time was called, so that the last half-hour was rather a contest of luck than skill. The ball hugged the Michigan goal throughout nearly all the first three-quarters, our men scoring a touchdown from a brilliant run by Henry, and also forcing their opponents to make a safety. Several very questionable decisions were given by the referee, which seemed rather to arise from poor attention...
...lighting was changed to our territory forthwith. Moffat's first goal from the field was the turning point, being one of the finest points ever scored on a Harvard team. The next three goals were but a repetition of the first, being made in successive tries by a skill which seemed almost as sure as fate. Our men played pluckily, however, and a few minutes before the close a brilliant try from the field by Cowling almost gave us five points more. In the last three quarters the Princeton team played entirely for their captain, leaving...