Word: luck
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Coach Haughton called the attention of the men to the fact that Harvard has not crossed Yale's goal line since 1901. He said he was tired of hearing the expression that luck was against Harvard. What these men should realize is the true seriousness of the situation. The coming season will indeed present a golden opportunity but it will also be a crucial one for the present administration, as the games now stand at a tie. In looking over the history of the Harvard-Princeton games also, we find that the University has had only one victory...
...drawing did not supply these men with rooms in the buildings which they particularly cared for, their natural disappointment should not deter them from abiding by the result of the allotment. Certainly, nothing can be gained by a refusal to room in the Yard, merely because the luck of the draw did not happen to give a group the building which the members of the group specified as their choice...
...played twenty-nine championship matches, and of these Yale has won twenty-three and Harvard four. Since 1889, when Harvard withdrew from the Intercollegiate Association, Yale has won thirteen times and Harvard four. These figures are too divergent to be accounted for by any theory of accident, though 'Yale luck' has passed into a proverb. No; it is a superficial view of the case which fails to see that underlying this long succession of victories there are significant facts concerning the methods and coaching of these Yale players who could take thirteen out of seventeen victories. It is with these...
...tackle positions McKay and Withington are playing their usual strong and able games. At West Point and against Dartmouth, McKay was a tower of strength in the line. At the other tackle Withington has been playing brilliant football. Whether it is luck or ability that has brought him the chances, he has made the most of them, as was well demonstrated at West Point where he scored the only touchdown. In breaking through the line he is irresistible and has several times prevented kicks which might have scored. Bush, who is Withington's substitute, is one of the fiercest tacklers...
...Hard luck for poor...