Word: spectacular
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...game full of long runs and spectacular plays the University football team defeated Bates yesterday afternoon by the score of 18 to 0, the first time in four years that Bates has failed to score. Corbett's sensational run from Harvard's 5-yard line the length of the field for the second touchdown was the feature of the game. He was given good interference, but it was by dint of its own fast work that he was able to go through the whole Bates team and to outstrip Cobb, the quarterback. White at left halfback put up a hard...
...pitched a steady game for the winning team and held his opponents well at critical moments. Curtin, for the Bush Leaguers, was easily hit and nine runs were made off him in the fourth and fifth innings. He was replaced by Storke, who allowed no hits. Kavanagh made a spectacular catch of a foul fly off first base...
...Gregory '10 won the potato race in 34 1-5 seconds, beating his old record made last year. He was closely pushed by A. Sweetser '11 and J. F. McDonald '08. The high jump had a good number of entries and was very spectacular. It was won by S. A. Reed '11, with B. T. Stephenson '08 second, and W. A. Dennis '11 third. The best jump was made by G. E. Roosevelt '09, who cleared 5 feet, 9 inches, in good form, but failed to place because of the handicaps given his opponents...
...Harvard Allen and Currie played a good game, and for Wesleyan, Soule and White excelled. The spectacular shooting of Soule was a feature...
...string of successful home victories by defeating the University five at Willamstown on Saturday by the score of 35 to 16. From start to finish the game was the cleanest and most exciting that has been held between the University team and any opponent for some time. The spectacular playing of Brooks and Templeton, captains of their respective teams, was a feature. Both players shot baskets from the middle of the floor, and the goals scored by each team were made one after another in rapid succession. The team work of the Harvard players showed a distinct improvement, and, although...