Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...captain and the eleven have the thanks of the college for their hard and conscientious work and for the brilliant victory they have won. The class may well feel proud of sending such a team to the field, and we wish them all success in their future contests...
...beginning of the second half Cambridge rallied. Boston soon lost the ball and by a series of brilliant rushes Cambridge carried it well down towards Boston's goal. Corbett made a good run and later kicked a goal from his own touchdown. The work of Cambridge in the second half was excellent, particularly that of Corbett and Broter...
...lighter verse characteristic of a gay pleasure loving society prevailed under the Caliphs of Bagdad. The stern precepts of the Koran had yielded under the attack of Persian free thinking, and the brilliant verses of the period were produced by sceptical poets who were entirely indifferent in all matters of religion. Poetry was cultivated by all classes of society, but the themes had changed. The excellence of the prince was celebrated by the poet in place of his own exploits...
Pennsylvania won the toss. The ball was rushed down to Harvard's twenty-five-yard line, when Harvard got it. Brilliant rushes by Sears, Harding and Porter carried it down into Pennsylvania's territory. Sears then made the first touchdown. Time ten minutes. No goal. Score 4 to 0. Harvard got the ball on twenty-five-yard line. Porter made a splendid rush and Sears ran through and made the second touchdown. Time fifteen minutes. No goal. Score 8 to 0. Pennsylvania then gained twenty yards. Sears made another fine rush and third touchdown. Time 20 minutes. No goal. Score...
...overmatched from the start. Princeton had very little difficulty in breaking through and Harvard could not get through Princeton's line at all. Princeton's rush line was decidedly heavier than ours, averaging 177 pounds. The team play of Harvard was very bad, although many of the men did brilliant work. Captain Sears rushed and punted well, but fumbled badly. Harding at times passed very wildly. The best playing for Harvard was done by Trafford, Cumnock. Cranston, Porter and Sears. For Princeton, Ames excelled in rushing and punting, while Cook and Cowan did superb work in the rush line...