Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...WORSE EVEN THAN THE PLAYING WAS THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE REST OF THE UNIVERSITY." The italics are mine; but they are not needed to show that here is an absence of all sense of proportion, and that exhortations based on this creed can never express the spirit of amateur sport. They plainly will and do express, however, that spirit which we once laughed at as the "high school spirit" or the "small college spirit;" and they lead to a mug-hunting which, though long since despised in individuals, you are now helping to make fashionable if prosecuted...
From personal observation of the practice of this year's Freshman eleven and from inquiries of the coaches and players I am forced to believe that the spirit of the class must be something deplorable. The team has met with little success in its matches thus far, and with the Yale game but two weeks off, it is natural to look for the cause of so unhappy a situation. It certainly cannot be in the coaching for the regular coaches are constantly on the field, and there is hardly a day when several University coaches and players do not assist...
...work, except in mass plays on tackle. Noticeable was the weakness of the line on the offensive, which operated against effective end runs, the interference being usually broken up before the runner had reached the line of scrimmage. But in spite of this the backs showed aggressiveness and a spirit of fighting for every inch after being tackled. There was marked hesitancy in getting ready for the signals which made the play slow at times...
...game will undoubtedly be an exceedingly hard one with the chances in favor of Andover. Although the Freshmen play with spirit, the work of the eleven is still crude and undeveloped and few signs of team play have appeared. In the three games already played, the Freshmen have been defeated by Groton, 12 to 0; tied Exeter, 0 to 0; and won from Boston Latin, 6 to 0. Andover has played six games and won them all, being scored on only by Tufts...
Exeter's advantage of superior weight was offset by inability to handle the wet ball, two touchdowns being prevented by fumbles near the goal line. The Freshmen, though outplayed, made a hard fight and showed a spirit of pluck and determination that was entirely lacking in the Groton game...