Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...being told that there is a great lack of material for the centre and guards. Today appears a notice from Captain Waters calling for heavy men, whether experienced or not. The need is a serious one. If a man has weight, a sound constitution and an interest in our success in athletics, he will do a sportsmanlike and manly action to offer himself to the 'varsity captain. No matter what his experience has been he will be cordially welcomed. The coachers are willing and even anxious to take upon themselves all the responsibility of developing him. If in time...
...football candidates have spent several weeks this summer laying the foundation for earnest, thorough work in the fall. Now that college is open the number of candidates is larger and the work still more interesting and exciting. Moreover, we have good coachers, the great key to Yale's success. The year then, must look cheerful at its beginning. But this is not enough. It is a habit with years and especially Harvard years, to open with many cheerful prospects and then to prove bitterly blue and sad at the end. It may be bold, but we venture the suggestion that...
...year, victory comes as a superb triumph against odds, the whole University cannot fail to be very grateful to these two men. Nor will our gratitude be entirely dependent on the out-come of the race. To Captain Vail and the rest of the crew, we wish the best success. It has been years since Harvard has sent down to New London an eight which promised so well as the crew of 1893; and we all shall watch with anxiety to see how far this promise is fulfilled...
...extend our heartiest good wishes to the nine for the success in the first of the series with Yale. Though a close struggle is looked for, the closest perhaps in years, the University as a whole has confidence in its representatives and believes in their final victory. We are glad to see that responsible persons have been appointed to take charge of the cheering. Not in any way should the University again be placed in a position which allows unpleasant reflections on the spirit which governs us. That the game may be a most propitious forerunner of the festivites...
...rest of the crew. Each one of them may feel that the members of the University have confidence in those who represent it. We sincerely hope for victory, but should that fail us an honorable defeat is certain. And as a testimony of our hopes for their success and appreciation for their past efforts, we must give them a send off today such as has never before been given. A reminder is, we believe, the only exhortation needed. Each man's spirit will prompt him to do the rest...