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...poets sang the tales of many heroes, especially of Rolland. They were, in a broad sense, historians, and their narratives have an air of truth that makes them seem real and alive. They always followed the line of thought closely; they were clear and precise; they thought of what they spoke, and not of how they spoke, Stern, rude, and unadorned their poetry was, but certainly it had vitality, significance, and grandeur...
...Captain Trafford, Dr. Conant, Mr. Lathrop, Cumnock, Cranston and the rest of the coaches decided that the game would have to be cancelled. The experience with the Chicago team shows that after a big game the work of the eleven is slow and lifeless. The nerves of the men seem to get wrought up to meet the crisis and when this is passed, there comes the relaxation. Now Monday and Tuesday of the final week are the most important days of the whole season and it would not do to have the men in the condition they were after...
...left before our game with Yale, not much to be sure, and in that time a decided stride must be taken if we are to make any showing. The outlook today is discouraging and with the possibility of more changing and shifting, great improvement in the future does not seem very probable. But unless that improvement comes and the condition of the eleven becomes very much more favorable, last year's result may be again repeated. There should be no reason for this; the material in the eleven is good and the coaches are all that could be desired...
...whole difficulty would seem to settle itself, if the present occupant of land could be made its proprietor. All of Ireland would be relieved, prosperity would begin, and there would slowly be brought about a restoration of a feeling of friendship between Ireland and Great Britain...
...next moment showing that it is impossible to depend upon them. Their chief faults are, in the line, a tendency to "scrap" so much that they become unsteady on their feet, are easily blocked off, cannot block-off themselves and lose sight of the ball. The guards especially seem to think that they are on the field chiefly to maul all the men opposite them. The chief faults of the backs are, first, a tendency to get separated when running, so that all interference is lost, and, second, weakness in defensive play, especially in tackling. In fact the whole team...