Word: base
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Further, without stating the evidence concerning Mr. Dean's trip to Europe on the Spalding base ball team, which is probably as well known to you as it is to us. We recommend his case for your consideration...
...Editor of the Press: SIR-A statement recently appeared in New York and Philadelphia papers in which it was alleged that certain inducements had been extended to me by a prominent Harvard base ball official to enter the Harvard Law School and play on the Harvard base ball nine and football eleven. Though the name of Linn of the Harvard nine was not mentioned he has seen fit to deny that overtures were made by him. Under the existing circumstances, therefore, it seems desirable to state the existing hasis of the statement in the papers. Inducements of the character mentioned...
...players put on the field by Princeton at the beginning of the year, two of whom played against Yale and Harvard, are professionals, and ineligible, for any college team. One of these gentlemen, Mr. Ames, is currently reported to have received specific sums of money for his services on base-ball teams at different times last summer in Chicago. At a meeting of the Advisory Committee held in New York, on Nov. 14, 1889, the Harvard delegate endeavored to have the true facts made known The Princeton delegate objected on a point of order, and all investigation was stopped...
...relative value of gold and silver, but these efforts have been entirely fruitless. For most of these nations have tried silver as a monetary standard and do not want to try it again. Moreover the political economists are everywhere agreed that gold is the only metal on which to base a monetary system. If we need an increase in the amount of money in circulation it does not necessarily follow that we need free coinage...
...meeting of the executive committee of the Princeton athletic association, a few nights ago, it was formally decided that there was an imperative need of a new base ball cage, and that the association should undertake to build one, if it could get sufficient help and encouragement from the undergraduates. Acting on a suggestion made by Professor Osburn it was decided to appoint two committees from the three associations which will be benefited by the cage, one committee to have charge of the construction of the building, and the other to raise the necessary funds. The committees are made...