Word: played
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Sophocles' play of Antigone, what should Creon have done...
...probably written by different editors in different degrees of indignation. The first would have done very well by itself. Its author rejoices "in once more looking forward to a good foot-ball season," for the Courant's "love of sport overcomes any sentimental considerations," that is, any desire to play with elevens. He then criticises severely the action of one of the Harvard delegates, and ends by complaining that the Crimson drew its "account of the convention from partisan sources," that is, from a Harvard man, as if it would have been more natural to ask one of the gentlemen...
...appear till 3.30, Harvard and Princeton discussed the subjects of the number of men to compose a team, fifteen or eleven; and how many touchdowns should equal a goal, if any. Some points in the rules were changed, where the meaning was not sufficiently clear. It was agreed to play fifteen men, to have four touchdowns equal a goal; but in case one side obtained four touchdowns and their opponents a goal, those having the goal to win the game. Further, that we should make alternate visits, one year to Princeton, and the following year they should visit Cambridge...
...Saturday, November 16, in Boston. Yale again came forward and wished to discuss the relative merits of fifteens and elevens. Views and arguments were exchanged, and Yale wrote down our reasons for preferring fifteen men to eleven, and agreed to present them to the College. We absolutely refused to play with less than fifteen, and until the matter has been settled in New Haven, no thoughts of a game will be entertained. The meeting then adjourned. Mr. Terry, of Amherst, was in Springfield to make arrangements for a game. The 9th of November was mentioned as the date, and Boston...
First Inning. - Hutchison by Latham to Wright; Parker base-hit, but put out on Smith's hit to Nunn, who fielded to Latham, the latter fielding Smith out at first, - a fine double play. For Harvard, Thayer scored on simple errors by Hutchison and Ives...