Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...superior and harmonious team play of Yale. Harvard played a rushing game almost entirely, while punting was a strong factor in Yale's play. The rush line work of Harvard was excellent and the interference and the halfback play, especially that of Sears, was exceptionally good, and at times brilliant.- Yale News...
...Princeton played a plucky but unsteady game against a certainly superior rival. For Princeton, Cowan did three-quarters of the work; Ames did very well and Hancock's tackling was noticeably good. For Yale, Corbin, Wallace, Pratt, Woodruff, Graves and Bull did distinctly well; and Gill played his usual brilliant game. Mr. W. A. Brooks as referee, and Mr. T. D. Fiske as umpire, gave complete satisfaction. This is no small praise, for no Yale-Princeton game, for years has been played with such an entire absence of "kicking...
...sense of feeling in order to find the key-hole. It seems absurd that so childish a regulation as this should exist. The college would be doing the students a great kindness if it would allow some lights to be left burining after twelve. We do not ask a brilliant illumination, but only a dim light sufficient to guide us on the way to our rooms...
...make matters worse, every man back of the rush line seems to have gone to pieces. Morrison, one of the half-backs, is doing wretched work, and is not playing nearly so well as last season. Graves, the other half-back, from whom brilliant work was looked for, has broken his nose, and is temporarily laid up. In the mean time Stagg, the great pitcher of the 'Varsity ball nine, is taking his place. Stagg is a hard worker, and with practice will make a valuable addition to the team, but at present he lacks practice and experience...
...feet of line, and Holden in two minutes has scored. Goal; 60-0. Sears misses the ball. Holden fumbles, and Trafford downs it. Piper makes splendid run up to fifteen-yard line. Harvard loses on fumble, but gets ball again. Sears makes a touchdown; 64-0. Cumnock makes another brilliant play, scoring from try at goal. Score, 70-0, as Holden kicks a goal. Wesleyan kicks ball and Sears brings it out from Harvard's twenty-yard line. Holden runs to Wesleyan's twenty-yard line. Piper knocks off about five rushers and gets touchdown. Goal; 76-0. Holden runs...