Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...Harvard eleven lost the game to Yale on Saturday by a score of 28 to 0. The better team won, and the credit of a well-deserved victory belongs to Yale. Harvard was outclassed in every department of the game but one; and, although the team played with good spirit and did not give up until the end, it had met a superior opponent and at no time had a chance...
...best individual work of the day was done by Hallowell. Aside from his brilliant tackling after punts, his wonderful quickness in stopping Sharpe on trick plays, and his breaking of Yale's end interference, he showed a courage and spirit as acting captain after Daly's retirement that was admirable. Lawrence was the only man in the line who had any effectiveness against the tackesback formation, and is was he that put what strength there was in the right side of the line. Harvard's only ground gainer was Fincke. After taking Captain Daly's place toward...
...these considerations should be added the fact that the reports of the secret practice have never been made over-encouraging. This state of affairs was most evident at the time of the Brown game, when the team, being more than half substitutes, could not show that unity of spirit and team play which is so necessary a feature of a finished eleven...
...practice was hard, and the coaches kept the play vigorous. The first team showed a great deal of strength and at times played well, but there was a general lack of spirit which prevented satisfactory work. The men failed to give each other help, and when the runner fell the rest of the team did not try to push or pull him any further. The backs were a little slow in starting the line plays and the centre men were not aggressive enough in opening holes. The defensive work of the line was uncertain. Sometimes it practically destroyed the second...
...Wetmore, president of the Harvard Club of New York, then presented the boat house to the University and expressed the hope that it will foster a spirit and develop a skill that will bring to Harvard many victories in rowing. The determination and perseverance characteristic of Harvard are typified in the building of the present boat house on the ashes of the one burned last Christmas, and the gift of the New York alumni is a demonstration of the friendship and enthusiasm which Harvard alumni feel for Harvard institutions...