Word: winning
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...generally recognized fact that the Freshman football team is the most important class team. Every class wants its Freshman team to beat Yale--this, by the way, has not been done for several years. In order to turn out a winning team it is essential to have a large squad. For the past few days not even a full second team has reported for practice. Do you call this support? Come out, everyone who can, and help the team on. No team can win without support. We must have more backing, and backing can come largely from the players...
...enthusiasm that deserves success. Yet how can they be expected to perform a task that usually takes more than twice their number? The small size of the squad leads us to surmise that the Senior class as a whole is unaware of the determination of these few men to win the class football championship. If this is so, it is high time the class became better informed. Seniors may gain this information any day by going to Soldiers Field and watching their class team practice...
...Seniors will play the Juniors six matches and the Sophomores will play the Freshmen. The two teams that win the largest number of matches will meet Tuesday at 2 o'clock, when the tournament will be completed...
...sacrificing anything during the season to gain victory in the final game and claiming the season to be successful or unsuccessful according to the last contest with no regard for the rest of the season. This seems to be the attitude assumed by the Boston Club. Whether the men win or lose they will have the distinction of being a Harvard team and as such worthy to be dined and entertained by any and all graduate clubs. No one of us, however, will feel quite satisfied, no matter what the circumstances, unless we defeat Yale; but give the team...
...first two sets, Niles and Dana were never in danger, and in the third and fourth Dabney and Gardner were almost invincible, but in the last, the winners completely outplayed their opponents, who could win neither their own serves nor prevent the others from winning theirs...