Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Williams, Dibble and Lee did the best work, and it was due to the brilliant work of the former that the ball was kept in Williams' possession during the greater part of the second half...
...large crowd of students who witnessed the football practice yesterday afternoon were very much encouraged by the brilliant playing. The feature of the afternoon, as well as the longest run made thus far this season, was the dash of 75 yards by Capt. Wrightington, who got the ball on a fumble by Weld, and scored the only touchdown of the afternoon...
...playing was brisk throughout. Several times brilliant plays were made, the one which brought out the first applause being a beautiful drop kick by Brown. Wrightington, Cozzens and Mills did the best rushing, while Irwin-Martin tackled well...
Harvard lost the fourth game with Princeton yesterday on Holmes Field, after as exciting a contest as is ever seen on the ball field. From start to finish the game was closely contested and abounded with brilliant plays, although the playing was very uncertain and errors were numerous among the Harvard men. The game in many respects was a repetition of the famous sixteeninning game which Princeton won here a few weeks ago, but it differed from the fact that yesterday Princeton held the lead from the start until Harvard tied the score in the sixth inning. Harvard played...
...Princeton, the playing of the whole team was almost perfect. All the infielders played strongly and made three double plays. Gunster made a brilliant running catch of a foul near the seats...