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...twenty to the fifteen game. The improvement makes the game faster, but it brings with it far more falls and collisions than the old shoving contest. To have abolished the "maul-in-goal" is at any rate a good thing ; but foot-ball is more dangerous than the hunting-field...
...exert all the powers of his office to bring about fair and manly play. Abolish all rules such as rules 28 and 38, which prohibit intentional striking with fists, throttling, tripping, etc. In their place have a rule giving the referee carte blanche to send any player from the field whose conduct in his opinion, is unbecoming a gentleman...
...Turf, Field and Farm says that in Henry, Harvard has the best half-back ever seen in New York...
...committee that the nine management may have ample time to secure the services of a good man. We do not know when the prospects of the nine have been brighter, for only one of last year's players has left college, and the nine will go upon the field in the spring with a year's experience. Our pitchers have been working all summer and have already shown great improvement, both in delivery and speed. It is too early in the year for any change in batting to be noticeable; and here again a coach will be of great service...
...work, for though playing in the face of many obstacles as they were forced to do, they proved themselves fully as powerful, if not superior to their opponents. Their captain, too, deserves especial commendation for his fair and impartial management, as well as his very effective play in the field. The contesting teams were as follows : Harvard, '87-Forwards, Tilton, Brooks Burgess, Cochrane, (capt.) Keyes, Bartol and Fiske; quarter-back, Fletcher; half-backs, Willard and Cowling (Russell); back, Peabody. Yale, '87-Forwards, Corwin, Marlon, Rogers, Coxe, Ketchum, Ronnalds and Goodwin; quarter-back, Bayne; half-backs Young and Dennen (capt.); back...