Word: spectacular
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first wrestling exhibition under the auspices of the Harvard Wrestling Association was held in the Hemenway Gymnasium last evening. The six bouts were exciting and closely contested, only five falls out of a possible fourteen being obtained. The most spectacular match was that between. L. B. Parks 1L, and C. G. Anderson, Olympic middle-weight champion and instructor in wrestling at the Swedish Gymnasium in Boston. Throughout the ten scheduled minutes, neither had any marked advantage, and at the end of that time the bout was called a draw. In the bantam-weight match for one fall between...
...forward pass such an uncertain and desperate expedient. The last game on Soldiers Field showed how seldom this play will be used as long as, it is hedged about by limitations which make it a mere last resource. Such a change would also satisfy those who want a more spectacular contest than the present rules encourage...
...inside of him, and his defence was of the best. Hobbs and Cooney were both very effective in the line, Hobbs blocking one of Minot's punts which resulted in the first score, Philbin, outside of one brilliant run of 40 yards after catching a punt, was not as spectacular as in the Princeton game a week ago. Howe ran his team well, tackled hard, and used excellent judgment...
Yale opened her playing season on September 29 by defeating Wesleyan 11 to 0. The contest was characterized by the loose, disjointed play common to early season games. Philbin played full-back in the absence of Captain Coy and scored both touchdowns. On the following Saturday, Yale won a spectacular victory over Syracuse, the final score being 15 to 0. In this game a marked improvement over the form displayed in the Wesleyan game was noticeable. A successful forward pass, Howe to Vaughan was the feature of the game. The final mid-week game against Holy Cross was disappointing, owing...
...next game, Colgate was defeated in a game replete with spectacular plays, by 36 to 0. In this game Coy kicked two field goals from the 35 and 45-yard lines, respectively, and Philbin made two long runs for touchdowns...