Word: acceptation
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...customary challenge from Yale for a series of games to be played during the coming summer has been received. At a meeting of the Harvard Nine, held subsequent to its reception, it was decided to accept the challenge, in so far as to acknowledge our desire to meet the Yale Nine in a series of games; but the fixing of the days on which each individual game shall take place was left till some future time. The custom of playing a series of games seems almost entirely to have superseded the single game of former years...
...meeting of the Executive Committee some four weeks ago, the Secretary was instructed to write to Yale, Brown, Williams, Amherst, Dartmouth, and Bowdoin, asking them if they would accept a challenge should one be offered. Up to present writing Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, and Brown have signified their willingness to meet us, while no answers have been received from the others. As to how, when, and where to play these Colleges, should they be challenged, nothing, of course can be decided as yet; but there are two plans talked of, the latter of which is considered by far preferable, if practicable...
...Accept our homage; please reign...