Word: stronger
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This afternoon, in Ithaca, the Harvard football team plays Cornell and a close contest is expected. The Cornell team is reported to be much stronger than that of last year, both in the line, which is much heavier than before, and back of the line, where Beacham and McKeever are playing a brilliant game. For the past few days the practice has been secret, so that it cannot be told just how far team work has been developed, but the material is certainly above the average and Cornell is in hopes of a close game, if not a victory...
...Commonwealth has lost her faithful public servant, her brilliant and lovablecitizen. The nation mourns the great leader, upon whose worth she seemed willing soon to bestow her highest honors. Ours is yet a keener, a deeper sorrow; for to us he was as an elder brother; a wiser, stronger, more mature brother, more worn of the world, yet still young with us in his persistent loyalty to the lofty ideals of our Alma Mater...
...improved. The backs have been given a great deai of practice in catching long punts, while the centre men were coached for a couple of days by P. T. Stillman, '95 S. The eleven played together well in the game with Brown last Wednesday and put up a much stronger and snappier game than they had done before this year...
...general, the first half showed better team work and stronger play than the second, on the part of the Harvard team. The credit was, however, wholly due to Wrightington's steady work and Brown's long punts. The most conspicuous weakness was on the ends, where Newton was again and again allowed to make material gains, owing chiefly to Harvard's poor tackling...
...reasonable excuse for the present lack of interest in the matter. All who know the moves are therefore again urged to enter; and it should be understood that even the weakest players may, in the process of their own instruction, help in a passive way the efforts of the stronger...