Word: winning
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...play was almost entirely negative, wasting time, interfering with the ball, every rusher seizing and holding a man, all with the one purpose of meeting our splendid system of offensive play. They played a dogged, sullen, grovelling game, not for the sake of the sport, but solely to win. The discipline was perfect. There was little offensive play...
...individual work of the players has never, perhaps, been shown. The playing of Yale as a team cannot be classed as worthy of its usual high commendation, but, notwithstanding the evident lack of first-class material, there was still exhibited much of the old time determination to win. But fortune has, for this time at least, decided against the blue. We recognize the pluck shown by the members of the Yale team, but at last their old rivals have surpassed them. There has always existed thorough cordiality between our players and those of Princeton, and we appreciate our opportunity...
...Princeton men witnessed their eleven win the foot-ball championship last Saturday...
Eighty-six is to be congratulated upon the success which has at last crowned its efforts. Notwithstanding the delays which the unfavorable weather necessitated, the series thus far has proved highly interesting, and offered the best eleven as fair a chance as possible to win the cups. It took no inconsiderable amount of enthusiasm to play so closely contested a game in such weather. The players deserve the highest commendation for their work. Despite the gloomy predictions which followed the withdrawal of Harvard from the inter-collegiate association, foot-ball appears still to hold its place with...
...high kick, running high jump, standing high jump, pole vault and parallel bars. Tugs of war will be contested by the different classes; '86 has held the class championship in this since its sophomore year, and the prospects are that it will hold it throughout, although '87 expects to win...