Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princeton, Saturday, Yale succeeded in winning another game from Princeton. King pitched for Princeton and did very well. Stagg, however, played his usual brilliant game. During the seventh inning the athletic club house was discovered to be on fire, but after a slight delay the flames were put out. The utmost courtesy and pleasant feeling were maintained throughout the game, and when the fire was discovered both nines worked together to put it out. There was no contested point during the whole game, an unusual occurrence for Yale-Princeton contests. The score...
...result of yesterday's game was more than the most sanguine could expect. The nine played an admirable game at the bat and a variable game - both brilliant and bad in the field. Our battery worked with wonderful effect and the whole nine showed snap and cool calculation at the right moments. Such a victory as we gained yesterday recalls our career on the diamond two years ago and makes us look to the final result of the series with more assurance. Every man in the nine should receive warm applause of the whole college...
Gallivan played his usual brilliant game. His error, the first which he has made this season, was entirely excusable. Palmer's pitching was very effective, only three good hits being made from his delivery. Thayer supported him well. Foss, Gallivan, Bailey and Litchfield bore off the batting honors...
...Exeter nine is rather weak this year and the freshmen found little difficulty in getting away with them on Saturday. For Harvard, Young played the most brilliant game. His batting was also the best. Sabin's pitching was effective. Anable and McClung did good work for Exeter. Piper and Linn filled their positions acceptably. Slade and Bates did some vigorous batting. The score...
...ball was placed. In the draw Harvard got it. New York at once began to play a brilliant attack game and eventually got it between the goals. Time, 5 minutes. At the draw Harvards got the ball again, and in a twinkling New Yorks' goal was in danger. Matthews, however, was there and saved it. The excitement became intense. Everybody was shouting. New York again got the ball. Then Brown began to play. Slowly the ball came round, and a third time New Yorks tried for a goal and a third time it didn't go through...