Word: spitefully
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harvard won her second championship game on Saturday defeating Wesleyan at Hampden park, Springfield, by a score of sixty-seven to two. In spite of the damp day, the grounds were in good condition, but the number of spectators was comparatively small...
...Harvard rush line seemed unable to check. The other weak points in Harvard's play were poor passing, fumbling by the halfbacks, and inability of the rush line to hold their opponents long enough to give the fullback a fair chance to kick. The team played hard and in spite of the unsteadiness at times, there is good ground of encouragement in the strong rushing and blocking, and quick energetic work...
With the opening of the college term, Yale men are straining every nerve to turn out winning teams in spite of their losing many of the old men. The eleven played their first game on Saturday with Wesleyan. Thus far the strength of the team seems to be in the old players, Gill, P. G., left tackle; Heffelfinger, '91 S., left guard; Rhoades, '91, right tackle; Harvey, '91, McClung, '92, half-backs, and Graves; '91, full back. Of the new men the most promising who have been playing on the first eleven are, Moyle '91, left end; Newell '90, center...
...this fall it is likely that several practice games will be played. At any rate every effort will be made to develope the new material. Of last year's nine all but Hawley and Henshaw are back in college and it is said the latter will be back. In spite of the fact that so many of last year's nine are still in college there will undoubtedly be changes in the make-up of next spring's team. Several strong players have come from preparatory schools in the entering freshman class. Among these are Trafford and Upton, the catchers...
Permit me to make, in your paper, a brief statement of the result of the canvass to raise funds for the German library. In spite of the unseasonable time of the year, and of other grave hindrances, the members of the working committee have been able to collect about two hundred dollars, and more is promised. In view of material increase to the fund started by Mr. Henry Villard, work has already been begun in Sever 2, and by the fall, a comfortable library will be ready for the students of German literature. Two hundred volumes have been purchased...