Word: athleticism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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The well-known American tendency for joining seems to have spread even to those who are supposed to look askance at committing themselves, the rampant and juvenile variety of atheists. In The World's Work for June Homer Croy gives a survey of organizations which seem to be flourishing in...
On June 12, 1899 the Harvard and Yale Athletic Associations received a formal challenge from the athletic heads of Oxford and Cambridge to compete in a track meet in England sometime during the summer. The challenge was subsequently accepted and on July 22 in London the first of a long...
The text of the challenge as it was received at Harvard follows: Oxford University Athletic Club. May 19, 1899.
The committees of Oxford University Athletic Club and Cambridge University Athletic Club have requested us to forward the following challenge to you for your consideration, and to invite selected representatives of your university club to unite with selected representatives of Yale in forming a joint team to compete in track...
We venture to think an athletic meeting will prove very desirable for many reasons. We should be very glad to welcome you to our land. Such international sports between two leading universities of Great Britain and the United States could not fail to rouse the highest interest of all lovers...