Word: strongest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...intention, she has not fairly represented Harvard's attitude toward her own withdrawal from the foot ball league. Very possibly there are men among us whose natural timidity forces them to look askance at Harvard's recent action, but these men neither represent the prevailing sentiment nor wield the strongest influence here. Harvard is not sorry that she has taken the stand she has. As we have pointed out before, she is in a far better position than any she has occupied since the football league was organized. What cause, then, she has for regret we cannot see. The Advocate...
...considering the fact that the men are in business and have had very little time for practice. The success is in a large measure due to the exertions of Captain Peters. Next year the Association hopes to have in the field a team which can compete with the strongest elevens...
...faced each other they appeared to be pretty evenly matched. Princeton had the strongest rush line, but before the game was far advanced, she lost one of her best men. George who had his knee cap hurt and the tendons of his ankle broken, was sent to the Murray Hill hotel in an ambulance and Jones substituted in his place. Rhodes of Yale was ruled off for foul tackling...
Primrose and West's Minstrels came to the Boston theatre Monday night for a week's engagement. The company is one of the strongest organizations of the kind, and is being very well received by the public. A number of new features have been added, not ably the "Big Four," and Hurley and Auken, who do some wonderful things on horizontal bars. The performance as a whole is pleasing, and the troupe will doubtless be well patronized while at the Boston...
...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...