Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Haven, Ct., Oct. 5, 1887.- Yale, with three substitutes and somewhat of an experimental eleven, opened the football season Wednesday by defeating Wesleyan 36 to 0. There was very little brilliant individual or teamwork shown by the Yale men. The Yale team was made up as follows : Rushers-Robinson, '89, Gill, '89, Cross, '88, Corbin, '89, Woodruff, '89. Clawson, '89, Pratt, '88; quarter-back-Beecher, '88; half-backs-Morrison, '90, Williams, '91; back-Baker...
...games ever played on Holmes Field took place on the 26th of last June. The result of the game gave the championship to Yale, but Harvard succumbed only after a most stubborn fight. The game was won and lost by both teams over and over, and only the most brilliant plays on the part of both nines at critical points prolonged the game to its thirteenth inning. The Yale men showed the result of their course of severe training, for they played throughout with great steadiness. Harvard was handicapped by the lameness of Willard, who got but two bases...
...game on the whole, was tedious, and the only redeeming features were the occasional streaks of heavy batting, and the brilliant work of Wiestling. The regular umpire was relieved by the change umpire at the end of the fifth inning, and it is safe to say that both gave general and complete satisfaction. The score...
Clark and Quinby made a long stand and 48 runs were up when the latter got out; but the rest of the eleven soon fell victims to the bowling of Captain Brown and Barney. The fielding of the Freshmen was steady but not brilliant...
...their second innings the Freshmen made a much larger score, owing to the brilliant batting of Captain Brown, whose 55 was obtained by hard, clean hitting; Quinby and Captain Ellis distinguished themselves in the bowling line. Had time allowed, the Freshmen might have given the 'Varsity a very close fight for victory. Below is the score...