Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...today. His chief field of action, however, has always been at Yale. As her leading coach, the invention of many of her most effective plays must be credited to him, while from year to year he has been very largely instrumental in determining her general football policy. The success of Yale is Mr. Camp's highest praise...
This left Yale with a record of ten straight victories and one draw, when in 1890 the Harvard eleven, with Arthur Cumnock as captain, won the first victory which was clearly due to superior playing. The score in this game was twelve to six; but the success was only temporary...
...these days when even those whose interest in the success of the eleven is most intense can not for obvious reasons know anything of the real chances of success or failure, it is of vital importance that every man strive to keep his spirits up and to show in every way possible his loyalty. Many circumstances have conspired this season to weaken the confidence of the College in the team's ability to win. The daily papers have contained startling accounts of Yale's strength, while by reason of the strict secrecy to which all the Harvard players have been...
...long, and Harvard failed to make any score. The playing of the team, as a whole, was loose and weak, but Doucette at centre and Beale at quarterback did very good individual work, and kept their positions during the entire game. Manahan was tried at right guard without much success, and Foster at right end proved too light for his position. Gonterman at fullback made a few good rushes, but failed to follow his interference except on round the end plays...
...conditions under which the United States government details an officer to give a course in military science here is that he also conduct drill. Obviously then if he can not make a success of the drill, the other course must be given up. It is hard to assign the exact reason for the lack of interest. There is, we know, a feeling with many men that the military company is a schoolboy institution and is more a thing to poke fun at than anything else. But it is not a "sign of freshness" for a man to join the Rifles...