Word: working
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...three o'clock this afternoon the eleven will play Wesleyan in the third game of the season. As the whole team, and especially the line, will be weakened by the absence of some of the regular players, a score by Wesleyan would not be unexpected. Fast work by the backs, however, together with careful attention to the principles of forming interference, which have lately been drilled into them by the coaches, should ensure touchdowns enough to eliminate all chances of defeat...
...preliminary work, which was the same as on Thursday, was held in the Carey building on account of the rain. For the rudimentary portion of the practice, the cage has ample space, and even permits low punting. Yesterday, however, Lewis and Burden continued the lessons in breaking through, which have formed in important part of the work of the last few days. Meanwhile, Coach Dibblee gave the backs some of the finer points of their positions in connection with starting and interfering...
...College work of some of the players has been found to interfere with their playing, a change in the make-up of the squads has become necessary. Here after the following will report at 3.30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Coburn, Milne, Lewis, Keene, Adler, Loughlin, Coonley, Chase, Wood, Wendell, Noble, Eby, Terry, James, Wheelock, Thurston, Minton, Cram, Wyman, Alvord, McCall, Clark, Welsh, Dever Warner, Farrington, Christenson, Comins, Blake, Spofford, Luce, Gilles, Foster...
...team, with the exception of Haughton and Scattergood, and most of the substitutes are back again this fall. To offset the loss of these two players, Towery, captain of the Haverford team, will play for Harvard next spring. There will be no fall practice, but directly after Christmas work will begin in the cage in the Gymnasium. Several of the men have been playing during the summer with a view to improving their game...
Professor Pierce spoke of the great advantages the Graduate School possesses in having, as its students, men who come with the predominant and absorbing idea of hard work. The varied motives which actuate men in the College are all merged into one serious determination to obtain a thorough knowledge of a particular subject. The scope of the Graduate School is much higher than that of the College, for the standard of admission to the one is the standard of graduation from the other. In closing, Professor Pierce extended a warm welcome to all new-comers...