Word: brilliant
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...plays and passes. The team was excellently handled by Newhall, at quarterback, and except for one costly fumble, he covered his backfield position well. As a whole, the team played a good offensive game against the stubborn defense of the Indians; but on the defense, except for snatches of brilliant playing by individuals, there was much room for improvement...
...stubborn defensive stand on the one-yard line Saturday, followed by that brilliant set of offensive plays, which, in the closing moments of the game, transformed a defeat into a clean-cut victory, should in themselves be sufficient to establish confidence in the minds of the most exacting critics. It is up to the Harvard men to rally to the support of Coach Crane for these remaining three weeks and accord him that necessary element in all campaigns--enthusiasm--the kind that always wins victories...
Captain Parker was the other speaker. He said that he thought the cheering, though organized, should be spontaneous. When the team comes, on the field, between the halves, and after a touchdown or after a brilliant play, were the proper times to cheer. The team, he said, was wonderfully encouraged and sustained by such cheering. In his opinion, the coaching this year is as good as Harvard has ever had Captain Parker referred to the so-called annual slump. He explained it by saying that it was not a slump, but merely a period in which the men were individually...
...first set was very fast. Gardner played a brilliant game, lobbing a great deal and sending many clever drives into the corners. Pell also played in his best form and got in many smashing returns. Niles and Dabney were clearly outplayed in this set and lost...
...were played off yesterday on Jarvis Field. C. C. Pell '08, and G. P. Gardner '10 defeated H. V. Amberg '08 and G. Burt 1G., by the score of 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. The match was one sided, and the playing on both sides erratic, though occasionally brilliant. N. W. Niles '09 and A. S. Dabney '09 defeated J. W. Wheelwright '10 and F. S. Blanchard '10, by the score of 11-9, 6-2, 6-2. This match was hotly contested and extremely interesting. Blanchard and Wheelwright made up for Niles' twisting serves and Dabney's clever...