Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...explains the various duties that are incumbent upon each candidate for the team. He says that by training not only is perfection in physical condition sought after, but also team play. The first is easily attained but the difficulty lies in the latter. The idea of brilliant individual play must first be eliminated; they must realize that eleven men working together can accomplish more than one. At Yale, the writer says, no favoritism is ever allowed in the selection of men. The men who are sought after are those who show activity, endurance and pluck, brute strength being regarded...
Harvard showed much improvement over her game of a week ago, but there were still a large number of weak points. The greatest fault was in the unsteady play; at times the eleven did brilliant work, playing a quick, sharp game, and breaking through and tackling well. At other times, however, affairs were just reversed; the men were slow in dropping on the ball, allowed themselves to be blocked off easily, and failed to hold well in the rushline. There was repeated confusion from a misunderstanding of the signals by the rushline, and the backs frequently went in direct opposition...
...ball was put in play and Hall kicked. Trafford returned and Hall punted again. Saxe lost the ball on a pass forward and McDonald gained twelve yards. Hall and Trafford punted back and forth but Harvard finally got the ball near the middle of the field. Lee made some brilliant rushes, and Wesleyan was slowly forced down the field. Trafford punted and Saxe caught Hall's return kick and gained 10 yards. Lee ran around the end again with a large gain. B. Trafford pushed through and made the touchdown. Time 40 minutes. No goal. Score 32-2. Strong work...
Pennsylvania presented a strong team and Harvard had much harder work to win than the score indicates. Harvard's general play was somewhat disappointing. At times her work was brilliant while at others it was extremely loose. The rush line failed to block well, and Pennsylvania had little trouble in finding holes in it. The tackling except on the part of 3 or 4 men was high and at times far from effective. The blocking off all through the game was weak and much poorer than that in the Wesleyan game of a week ago. In the rush line Hutchinson...
...broke through and tackled Hulme, but Valentine in turn wriggled his way through Harvard's center and gained fifteen yards. Harvard began playing much more sharply. Thayer fumbled and Harvard got the ball. Lee made another fine run and Stickney took the ball far up the field by a brilliant rush. Lee fumbled but Harvard kept the ball. Saxe and Lee got ten yards between them, and five yards more were given for interference. Lee forced his way through the crowd for a slight gain, and then was given the ball and made one of his pretty rushes around...