Word: toward
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...were worked repeatedly for long gains. Both teams suffered severely from penalties, and in one instance Harvard lost half the distance to the goal line, amounting to 30 yards, when Peirce was put out of the game by Umpire Edwards for charging into two Indians who were pulling Starr toward his own goal after the ball had been downed...
...night was not as successful as could be desired, I would suggest that we have another meeting on Friday night. This seems especially desirable inasmuch as one of the hardest games of the season takes place next Saturday. Everyone recognizes that organized cheering and singing is a tremendous asset toward success in any game, and certainly in the games still to be played the team has need of the strong support of the undergraduate body. The enthusiasm displayed so far is most commendable, and frequent mass meetings must bring it to a higher point even than it has reached...
...university team held a long signal practice today in preparation for tomorrow's game with Washington and Jefferson. Following this there was a spirited fifteen minute scrimmage with the college eleven, in which, the university team scored twice. The first touchdown was made after three minutes of play. Toward the close of the scrimmage, Foster received the ball on an onside kick, on the 40-yard line, and carried it over for the second score...
After all is said, the success of this custom depends entirely upon the attitude which the class assumes toward it. It has been tried for two years, and we do not believe that it has met with phenomenal success. Since the present Senior class has declared itself in favor of continuing the custom, it must be because a large number feel that its possibilities have not been fully developed. If such is the case, the class of 1908 should enter very generally into the spirit of the thing, and give future classes good grounds either for adopting or rejecting class...
...these strong teams. The mid-season slump is proverbial, and it has certainly appeared. In the coming games the team will have a chance to prove that the slump was only temporary, and if every player enters upon the games with the same fighting spirit which cropped out Saturday toward the end of the second half, Harvard can only be defeated by a better team...