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...opponents come to the Stadium with a team wincing under the sting of last year's defeat that will arouse an unusually determined effort. The contest marks the first clash between major college teams; the first struggle in the fight for the championship of the East...
...cross-country team made good use of its second chance at Yale Saturday. Between second place and eighth there is a satisfying difference. The sting of the New Haven defeat has within two weeks been partially removed. The showing of the team as a contestant for intercollegiate honors has reflected great credit on the College. Little more could be asked...
...sting of this defeat was somewhat mitigated by the victory over Colgate, 23 to 0 the following Saturday. A new star, Walter Camp, Jr., appeared and played with a speed and dash that worked havoc in the Colgate team; time and again he went around end, while many of his punts were over 50 yards. The victory was the more encouraging because the team played without the services of Captain Howe, Ketcham or Philbin...
...tasks as fresh as if he had never been through them before. Often as he had to say the same things, he never said them twice alike. His comments were so sharp and searching that they sometimes irritated for the moment. But the irritation was salutary: the sting soon vanished, the lesson remained. For every student who was good for anything felt, upon reflection, that the criticism was wise and just, that its form was inevitable, and--above all things-- that the spirit that prompted it was sincere and kind, and he soon found that the seemingly ruthless critic...
...event to hear him pass an unfriendly judgment, and he disliked to hear it done by others. He appreciated keenly the peculiarities of his acquaintances, and could characterize them with accuracy and wit. But such comments were always kindly or marked by a light and playful touch, devoid of sting...