Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Last year at this time there were six Freshman teams playing, while now it is impossible to form more than three, owing to what must have been lack of spirit in many men who handed in their names in the beginning and then failed to report for practice. It is hoped that all the members of the class, who can possibly be of any service, will appreciate the situation and report at once. Line-men who weigh 170 or over are particularly needed...
...Freshman eleven has been handicapped this year by a lack of heavy material, and the squad has been unusually small. The spirit of the men until recently has been far from energetic, and the development of the team has consequently been slow. Yesterday B. G. Waters '94 helped in the coaching. Infusing so much spirit and dash into the playing that in the line-up against the second eleven, the first team played a fairly creditable game...
Although the West Point team has played erratically at times and failed to score on Colgate on September 26, it easily defeated Tufts, 17 to 0 on October 3, and last Saturday defeated Dickinson, 12 to 0. The line is composed of heavy men who have shown fighting spirit, but it is hoped that the University line will be sufficiently strengthened by the addition of A. Marshall 3L., to make a good showing. C. D. Daly '01, who was captain of the 1900 University eleven, will not play today...
Last year at this time there were six Freshman teams playing, while now it is impossible to form more than three, owing to what must have been lack of spirit in many men who handed in their names in the beginning and then failed to report for practice. It is hoped that all the members of the class, who can possibly be of any service, will appreciate the situation and report at once. Line-men who weigh 170 or over are particularly needed...
Three touchdowns were made by the University eleven in yesterday's practice. As the opposing team consisted almost entirely of first team substitutes and played with spirit and dash, this showing was encouraging. Only once did the University eleven fail to make its distance. That failure, however, was on the second's 6-yard line, and prevented the University eleven from making another touchdown...