Word: win
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...with marked success. Hooper's pitching, as usual, deserves mention, and Tyng's line catch was one unsurpassed in the records of professional playing. The umpire's decisions were, with one or two exceptions, entirely satisfactory. Our Nine came to the conclusion that it is next to impossible to win a game from the Rollstones on their own grounds. An accurate knowledge of the topography of the country would be essential to success...
...games, when of course all that could be done was to decline. Let us hope that when we are again asked to "cross the foils" over the checkered board, we may have a club that can at least maintain Harvard's humble position in collegiate contests, if not win her any laurels...
...chanced in war to win...
...McGill players seemed standing in the field merely to be spectators of their opponents' excellent kicking. But on Friday, when the game was to be played according to the McGill, or rather Rugby rules, it was feared that the result would be quite different, - that the Canadians would win the match with little difficulty...
...Contributors" was responded to by a short speech from Mr. Elwood, and was followed by a toast to the "'Varsity," which was represented by a letter from the Captain, Mr. Goodwin, who gave as excuse for absence the daily row that alone can win us success next summer...