Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...once. Several years ago the sport was very popular, but as its really dangerous character became recognized, it lost, to a great degree, its place among athletics. I, myself, think that the colleges should abolish the sport without doubt. In an experience of several years I have found it almost invariably the case that at some time in his career every tug-of-war man receives some injury, be it serious or otherwise, from the so called sport. For this reason I believe that the colleges should do all they can to put a stop to tug-of-war contests...
...Ninety one team, said that he thought it advisable for Harvard to take no part whatsoever in tug-of-war contests in the future, no matter what should be the stand of the other colleges. There was no doubt that the sport is an injurious one in almost every way, and the sooner it was abandoned the better...
...feature of college athletics first came into prominence at Harvard, and was copied from us by other colleges. Until within two years our teams have taken, almost consistently, first place at the Mott Haven games in this event. Now, however, there seems to be little or no interest in the sport and no attempt to prepare a team for this year's contest. Our men seem to have been completely discouraged by the defeats of last year. Meanwhile Yale and Columbia are putting forth every effort to put a winning team into the field...
...Museum was comfortably filled last evening at the first production in Boston this season of "Sweet Lavender." "Sweet Lavender" is, as some one has said, a delightful play, delightfully acted. The plot is rather intricate, and full of surprises. Many of the situations are charming, and the dialogue is almost always bright. The sentiment is not false nor overdone, as the title of the play might lead one to expect. The work of the museum company was equal, and the acting of no one in the cast was positively bad. Perhaps the most praise is due to Mr. Wilson, whose...
...present there are two events which fill up the rowing calendar of the university-the class races and the Yale race. Other events happen, of almost no importance, such as the scratch races in the fall and a sculling match in the spring. Though the first are usually well attended and quite interesting, they afford no experience in rowing and are not thought of a week before or a week after the event. The sculling race excites no interest whatever except to the participants and half a dozen lookers...