Word: long
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...much encouraged their team. This was partly due, no doubt, to the fact that their cheerers were better massed, but that alone does not explain it, for the volume of the Harvard cheer was greater than that from the opposite stand. The trouble was, I think, that our "Three long Harvards and three times three" is slow, drawling, and unenthusiastic. It typifies everything which Harvard is not, although fairly representing what our enemies think...
...cheer was never better shown than in the last few minutes of the game when time was precious and the eleven needed, if it needed anything, to be urged to quick, snappy play. Then the nervous, bubbling enthusiasm of the great south stand was throttled by those three long slow "Harvards" and nine slow "rahs," while even the band struck up "Fair Harvard" to the tune of a funeral dirge. For such occasions we want a quick, snappy yell--something inspiring and encouraging to nerve on our teams. I suggest that, before we forget the necessity of it, the class...
...yards and Yale rushed 59 times for 118 yards. Yale kicked 25 times for 919 yards, and Harvard kicked 22 times for 714 yards. The longest punt of the game was 55 yards by Hallowell in the first half, although McBride's kicks averaged longer. Yale made no long rushes...
...kick and the ball rolled outside with Hallowell after it. He missed, however, and Yale secured the ball. Then followed many kicks on each of which Campbell tackled the Yale backs for losses, and Daly and Sawin ran back McBride's punts several yards. This forced Yale back as long as she continued the kicking game. Once she tried to rush but could not gain, and finally, on Harvard's 47 yard line, Daly began to rush the ball. Three 10 yard rushes,--on two double passes and a mass play,--four five yard rushes, and then Yale made...
...seconds, which beats the record formerly held by Orton of Pennsylvania. A. Grant, captain of the Pennsylvania team, was a close second. Harvard was invited to take part in this contest, but declined owing to the short time which was allowed for training the long distance runners...