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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard had no trouble yesterday in defeating Trinity in spite of the reported strength of the visiting eleven. The game was on the whole decidedly encouraging, though Trinity did not present a team strong enough to really test the ability of the Harvard line. The visitors could scarcely ever gain the required five yards, and could not prevent Harvard from steadily advancing the ball. Both teams played with a good deal of dash, but both fumbled badly. Trinity was particularly weak in this respect...
Between the backs there was little to choose, though Brown and Wrightington played rather the best game. Neither of the fullbacks did any remarkable punting. Brown, however, kicked several difficult goals from touchdowns. Both Beale and Cochrane did well at quarter back...
...meeting tonight, though chiefly intended for new men, is open also to other members of the University, and it is hoped by those in charge that many of the upper class men will be present...
...college has been open but three or four days few events of importance have taken place, the one exciting the most comment, perhaps, being the occurences at Mr. Bryan's speech here on the 24th. This has been greatly deplored throughout the university, though it was by no means as serious as many newspapers have represented it to be. At no time in his talk was Mr. Bryan interrupted, the cheering and noise occurring before he had commenced to speak, and merely delaying him a few minutes; then too, it was not at all an organized demonstration but rather arose...
...last Wednesday and have since been playing ten minute halves daily. The material back of the line is not as good as was expected last year, there being some doubt as to Letton and Mills being able to come out at all. The game with Trinity at Hartford, Saturday, though in some respects disappointing, yet served to show up the material well, and is easily accounted for by the earliness in the season...