Word: team
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...regards the coming match with Yale, it is much to be hoped that our team will meet with the success due to their late meritorious efforts; and it is quite probable that, notwithstanding a few peculiarities in the new rules, an exciting and interesting game will be seen on Saturday...
...well; but a great many - too many give these same excuses - fellows won't subscribe, rowing men won't row, and the ball nine - well, something is the matter there; and things have now come to such a pass that the Alma Mater looks only to our foot-ball team for some autumnal laurels, - and we have n't beaten Yale...
...MORROW the third important foot-ball event comes off, - the match with Yale. A large number of men have said that they intend to accompany the team. During the match at Montreal frequent and excited disputes caused angry words and no little ill-feeling for the time, which was only dispelled by the favorable result of the game, the appearance of the groaning tables, and the good-nature of the vanquished hosts. Now we hope that the rules will be clearly understood once for all, and that the players will not make the decisions and points of the match...
...Wetherbee. Bacon and Cate made some long kicks, and Hall and Keyes proved themselves very effective in stopping and throwing their opponents. Messrs. Hare and Whiting acted respectively as umpires for Canada and Harvard; Mr. R. M. Esdaile was referee; Mr. Clouston acted as Captain for the Canada team, and Mr. Hall for the Harvard team. On Saturday evening the Harvard team and their friends were entertained at a dinner given at the Carlton Club, Mr. E. A. Whitehead, President of the Montreal Foot-Ball Club, presiding. Speeches were made, toasts were drunk, and songs were sung, until a late...
...which the Harvard Foot-Ball team and their friends were received at Montreal showed that there was no forced feeling, but a true desire to do everything possible to make our men carry away delightful recollections of the trip...