Word: strength
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...individual play must first be eliminated; they must realize that eleven men working together can accomplish more than one. At Yale, the writer says, no favoritism is ever allowed in the selection of men. The men who are sought after are those who show activity, endurance and pluck, brute strength being regarded as inferior to these qualities. The men are trained easily for a week so that they become thoroughly hardened before hard play begins. The captain watches carefully the peculiarities of each man and places him in a position accordingly. The share of work is as fairly divided...
...best interests of all colleges concerned that the players of each should be challenged in order that college athletics may be purified as far as possible. As for the unfairness of our protesting four of Princeton's men on purely professional grounds we fail to see the strength of Princeton's objection since a like privilege belongs to her. It looks very much as if the shoe pinched too much for Princeton's comfort...
...address was concerning "What the students can do for the college." The first idea of the average student on being asked this question, would be, that he might best serve his college by excelling in athletics, but while it is a good thing to excel in body, in strength and in health, only a few can possibly serve the college in this way. There are other ways for you to serve the college. Harvard represents a peculiar policy of government; a policy which gives freedom to its students and which can only be successful as its results are successful. Students...
...Williams eleven is by far the strongest team Harvard has met this year and the game yesterday was a good test of the strength of our eleven. The score compares favorably with that made by Yale against the same team. Williams discovered the weak points and by attacking those repeatedly gained much ground. The rush line work was very poor and Williams had little difficulty to make holes in it. The tackling of several of the team was high and the passing was slow and uncertain. Harvard's superiority lay chiefly in the excellent work of the packs and ends...
...Ninety-three crew, to be held at the gymnasium this evening, should be attend by all freshmen who are interested in boating. It is very important that work should begin early and that all who intend to be candidates should begin to train at once. No man who has strength enough should hesitate because of lack of knowledge of rowing. The instruction is most careful and all are given equal chances. A large number of candidates will increase the competition and interest and greatly help Ninety-three to repeat the excellent work of last year's freshman crew...