Word: well
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...game on Saturday resulted in a well earned victory for Harvard, though for an hour Cornell played a stubborn game and aided by many penalties for off-side playing of the Harvard line and by good punting succeeded in defending their goal...
...Saturday afternoon the last regular practice of '99 before today's freshman sophomore game was not up to the usual standard. The defense of the first eleven was good, and so was the interference at times, but there was much fumbling. Homans at centre played well, but is too light to fill Fairbank's vacant place. Dayton and Holden did the best work. Dibblee bucked the line well, but muffed several kicks...
...best work of the game was done by Cabot, Brewer, Holt, Rogers and Wyckoff. Cabot foliowed the ball well, and on the offensive made the best gains through the centre. Brewer was also a good ground gainer, and punted well. All the centre of the line was strong, and prevented any considerable gains through it, while Holt, especially, opened up good holes for the backs. Stevenson played better than he has hitherto done this year, but showed his old faults of fighting too much, and getting off side. Donald also lost many yards in this...
Messrs. Frederick Warne and Co. have issued a story of adventure, "The Desert Ship" by J. B. Burton, author of "The Hispaniola Plate." The scene is laid in Colorado Desert and the story is well worth reading...
...fully up to the high standard of this admirable lyric stock company. Mr. Philip Hale writes in the Journal: "Mr. Murray was admirable as ever, and Mr. Persse sang with taste and with voice unimpaired by the strain to which it has been subjected. Mr. Wolff's Gaspard is well known here, and it must be said that it gives pleasure to the audience. In some respects it is the best piece of work he has done at the Castle Square. His performance has evidently been carefully considered, and it is consistent throughout...