Word: brighter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...result of the preliminary trials held in the Stadium yesterday afternoon, Harvard's chances appear brighter than before. Yale on the whole fared worse than was expected, but Cornell and Pennsylvania showed signs of strength that may make the final result dangerously close. The University led in the number of men qualifying for the finals with 15; Yale and Cornell tied for second with 12 each; Pennsylvania had 8 men and Princeton 7. The other colleges to qualify were Dartmouth with 3, Michigan, Columbia, and Syracuse, 2 each, and Swarthmore, Brown, and Haverford, 1 each. In addition to this Harvard...
...pressure which was brought to bear each way, and we are the more pleased with the acceptance for that reason. With such an experienced coach in charge, an efficient captain, and a team composed to a great extent of veteran players, the prospect for next fall is far brighter than usual, and if overconfidence does not appear the record should be an exceptionally good...
...football prospects for the coming year are far brighter than they were last year at this time, for although several of the best players of the 1908 eleven will be lost by graduation, the greater part of the "H" men will be in College next fall. There will be eligible several good men, who could not play this season on account of academic standing, as well as some good material from the championship Freshman eleven. In fact the only positions which are really left unfilled are at centre, quarterback and fullback...
...existed on the morning of a Yale game. One cannot even be sure that the two captains will play and if they do, it will probably be only for a short period. In many respects it is a novel year. No Yale team ever started a season with a brighter outlook. The material was splendid, mostly veteran players. The 1908 team, however, has suffered more through injuries, first and last, than almost any team on record. On the other hand, no Harvard team in our memory has started the season with a squad of as little real football experience...
...Freshman team are better in the longer dash than in the 100-yards. It will take a great deal of hard work to develop enough sprinters to bring the team up to the average in these events. The outlook in the quarter and half-mile runs is brighter. Merrihew and deSelding are closely matched in the former, while Jaques of the Freshman team and Whitcher should again give the University the advantage over Yale in the half-mile. With the exception of Jaques in the mile, there is but little first-class material for the distance runs. H. Guild...