Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...past Harvard teams. The defense has been unusually strong. In short it must be remembered that notwithstanding Saturday's failure, the old conditions were reversed. For the first time in years Yale's team, though a strong one, was thrown upon the defensive and was decidedly pleased with its success in avoiding defeat. There is no excuse to offer for the failure to win, but there is much satisfaction to be derived from the real strength displayed. The machine which turned out this year's team may be expected to turn out still better ones in the future...
...that game lies the chance to redeem Harvard's reputation. The team is well coached. It showed at times on Saturday that it had much more than average power. Against Pennsylvania then let the play be of the best all the time, and when the instant comes at which success is to be won, there must be no alternative. May it never again be recorded that Harvard reached an opponents four yard line without scoring...
...fall concert was a great success from beginning to end. A most responsive and enthusiastic audience filled Sanders Theatre from the doorways to the windows in the gallery and applauded the different members of the eleven, Mr. Lehmann and Mr. Willis, old John and others as they came in. After singing "Johnny Harvard," the Glee Club sang "Here's to Good Old Yale," which was applauded. H. M. Woodruff '98 answered an encore to his solo with an original verse hoping to see as many graduates present...
...life than they have during the past few days, and taking into consideration the unfavorable weather, the practice as a whole was decidedly encouraging. Captain Cabot was out again in his football clothes and went through the signals with the squad. Bull was tried at left end with some success...
...considered to have been too light for the position, and it was thought he would develop into a good back. So this year he was first played at full then at half; from there changed to end and finally settled into tackle where he has proved a decided success...