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...Halls attempting to stop a charging fury from Thayer without a thrill. Not only is the singular bravery to be commended, but also the love of the game which was in great evidence. It is at least encouraging to see that the undergraduates care enough about football as a sport to play and play hard, although eighty thousand voices are not yelling encouragement and no band is playing inspiring music. These interclass contests are a valuable institution--they ought to be more of them...
Following are the football captains of the football teams of Harvard and Yale since the introduction of the sport in the two colleges, 47 and 44 years ago respectively...
...play and good sportsmanship seems to recommend this criticism as worthy of consideration on the part of the undergraduates and the Athletic Committee. The increasing tendency of college athletics is more and more towards the calculating, efficient ideal of modern business, and away from the recreative standard of true sport for sport's sake. The adoption of a progressive suggestion may mean a certain amount of sacrifice, but it is well worth while when the step tends towards better sportsmanship...
...course I love baseball better than any other sport, but this game is exciting; the teams are very evenly matched. It's faster than baseball, but there doesn't seem to be so much chance to watch good individual playing...
...following list contains the captains of the Harvard and Princeton football teams since the introduction of the sport in the two colleges...