Word: winning
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There is every reason, then, why they should go into the game today with dash and confidence, prepared to play the best they know how and win. This event marks a crisis in their class history, and is of no small importance to the University. The record of past Freshman contests has been highly creditable to Harvard, and she expects the 1901 team to prove its merit and add another victory to the list...
...remembered that notwithstanding Saturday's failure, the old conditions were reversed. For the first time in years Yale's team, though a strong one, was thrown upon the defensive and was decidedly pleased with its success in avoiding defeat. There is no excuse to offer for the failure to win, but there is much satisfaction to be derived from the real strength displayed. The machine which turned out this year's team may be expected to turn out still better ones in the future...
...proud of Harvard expects her men to rise to the occasion, to do better than their best when the crisis is reached. In this, the '97 football eleven has failed. The exact cause of the failure is immaterial. The main fact remains that the eleven did not win when the victory was almost, if not actually, in its hands. Now next Saturday will be the final game of the season, and in that game lies the chance to redeem Harvard's reputation. The team is well coached. It showed at times on Saturday that it had much more than average...
EXETER, N. H., November 12, 1897.- Exeter defeated Andover 18-14 yesterday afternoon in one of the best and cleverest contests ever seen between preparatory schools. Five minutes' more play would undoubtedly have enabled Andover to score again, and by kicking a goal to win the game. As it was, Exeter took a brace just in time and managed to hold their opponents. Any other game but football would have been postponed, for the field was literally a mass...
...Again our colors show the way, The Crimson's to the fore, Fresh laurels to our mother. On the Charles's winding shore. Though her sturdy sons be weary, They the battle ne'er give o'er; So we'll win another victory for Harvard...