Word: years
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...often five or eight. The reason the Harvard team could not stop these rushers better lay in the fact that all the men were very slow in getting through, and all tackled high. The offensive game of the Harvard team was the best that it has played this year. The running of the backs was strong and the blocking off of the men unusually good. The following men made up the teams: Harvard-Cumnock, Van Schaik, Carpenter, Cranston, (centre) Trafford, Davis, Crosby; G. Harding, quarter-back; V. Harding, and Lee, halfs; Sears, full-back. Dartmouth-Od in, Baehr, Doring, Tassett...
After the usual time spent in preparation for the work of a new year, the college has settled down to its usual term-time appearance, with, however, a much larger number of students than ever before in its history. The freshman class in the undergraduate departments alone, has 335 members, while the graduate departments show a decided increase. This is very noticeable in the case of the Law and Medical schools, whose outlook for the future is unusually bright and encouraging...
...annual meeting of the Yale Athletic Association held last week, T. F. Bayard, Jr., '90, was elected president, and F. C. Walcott, '91, secretary and treasurer. The association has a good balance on hand, though the outlay for the past year has been heavy. Several attempts have been made to hold the regular autumn hare and hounds runs, but so far, the days appointed have turned out very wet and muddy, and it has been necessary to postpone them...
...when the weather permits. At the end of the season a prize will be offered to the winner of an open race which is to be between five and ten miles loag. It is thought that in this way the interest will be kept up in wheeling, for last year the bicycle club existed in little more than name...
...making up a list of champion for the past year, the names of R. D. Sears, who did not play on account of ill health, and of Dr. Dwight, who played in only one tournament, must be omitted. The following, who have played in at least five tournaments, may be considered this year's champions...