Word: spectacular
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...than for several seasons past. The last few games have made it evident that the members of the team are able to work together at critical periods. Coach Sexton has worked with untiring energy to develop the nine into an efficient unit. The men have responded, and the frequent spectacular plays show what is possible for the team when it is working at its best...
Desha gave a fine exhibition in the field, handling with great accuracy a couple of hits that got by Sexton and running far out into left field for a spectacular catch of Toomey's fly in the seventh...
...peculiarly American dramatic forms, the mu- sical comedy and the melodrama of the Grand Opera House, simply await a master's hand in order to be transformed into literary genres of enduring worth? Mr. Nickerson would have strengthened his argument if he had indicated the possibility of developing the spectacular side of musical comedy into the work of art that it was in the plays of Aristophanes, to which he so aptly refers. He renders his style piquant from a wealth of allusions drawn from a comprehensive knowledge of literature. If writers of the present day possessed this cultural foundation...
...Yale football team started its playing season on September 28 by defeating Wesleyan 22 to 0. Very good playing was shown, considering the fact that it was the opening game. Corey made a spectacular run of 95 yards for a touchdown, while Philbin, Brooks and Paul made the other three scores. Many substitutes were used and the entire team showed good form...
...were waiting for the back to catch the ball. Of the two quarterbacks, Potter ran the team more smoothly than Gardner and got more work out of the men, though he is still inferior to Wigglesworth as a field general. Corbett was very fast, making several long and spectacular runs, often shaking off the Amherst tacklers when he had passed his own interference. Wendell on tackle plays could be counted on for good gains and T. H. Frothingham, who alone played the entire game, was dependable on the defence...