Word: blame
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...this the class as a whole should feel that their reputation is at stake and make every effort to turn out a winning team. If the number of candidates should be small owing to lack of interest, every man in the class ought to feel himself indirectly to blame. All the more after having a victory over the Yale freshmen in football does the college expect a good baseball team; and the first step in this direction is to give the coach plenty of material to pick from. Every man who tries for the team should do so with...
...victory over Yale to annoy or mortify any one. While Dr. Bowditch seems to have had just cause for complaint, he appears to have overlooked the fact that a large part of the disturbance was caused by men not connected with Harvard at all. Nevertheless, since so much blame has fallen on the freshmen as a result of the unfortunate occurrence, would it not be a good plan for '98, as a class, to express its true feeling with regard to the affair...
...choosing of our leaders. Let us all stand for national honesty and for justice. If we hear of corruption in politics let us not be too hasty to condemn. Remember that those in authority represent the spirit of the time and if that is at fault who is to blame more than...
After winning a victory from Yale the freshman nine has lost to Brown. The temptation is strong immediately to attribute the defeat to over-confidence, and unsparingly to blame the nine. We believe this would not be just. The circumstances of the games were different; the Mott Haven team needed the pitcher who played last Saturday and his absence yesterday weakened the nine considerably. And yet it cannot be denied that this is not a full explanation; the style of play shown by the players generally was below that of Saturday. The nine is in a critical condition...
Ever since the season began, J. Lowell '94 has had the men in charge, and it is through no fault of his that they have made such a poor showing. The players themselves are wholly to blame. They possess considerable ability which can be worked up to advantage, if the men will only work and show some interest in the game. In yesterday's game Warren and Lord played well for the freshmen and Edwards and Maguire did good work for the Boston Latin School nine...