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...from his stoical and quiet demeanor, under favorable or adverse circumstances, he has gained the name from some critics of being apathetic. This is not so. The menwere fighting for the Union and not for any glory or financial gain, and they gave their lives simply and quietly, to keep the Union whole. A pure patriotism inspired them, and with grave faces they looked on every battle gained which made the Union firmer, but filled them with grief at the loss of comrades, who, in many instances, had been their boyish playmates. Two traits were remarkable in our volunteers, steadfastness...
...will then never be available for anything but scrub games of ball. If the ground is only allowed to harden, both games can be played on them in the future, and thus can a greater amount of good be extracted from our limited fields. Signs warning all people to keep off till the ground is hard, would, we think, accomplish the desired...
...eleven, and also promising to pay one-half their expenses to Cambridge. When it came time to adjust the money matters the Harvard management would not admit that any such promise had been made, and it was not until the telegram was referred to that they finally decided to keep their agreement...
...ball with his opponent in the centre of the field. The American team have got well together since their first match, and being individually fine players, the ball was forced at once towards Harvard's goal. The defence of our team at once had their hands full to keep the ball away as fast as the Americans rushed it towards goal. Easton made several very fine stops of swift balls, and several times kept grounders from being forced through the flags in dangerous scrimmages. Rueter and Goodale seemed everywhere when the ball neared the goal, and each made many fine...
...from our goal. As a result nothing more was scored, and the game ended with the result of 3 to 0 in favor of the American team. Throughout the match the defence of the other side was clearly an over-match for our weakened offence, who seemed unable to keep the ball at their end of the field for any length of time. The Americans outran our team and excelled in throwing. For them, Gilmore and Nichols, Harvard's representatives, excelled in offence, and Davis, Cottle and Hodge, worked well on defence...