Word: blanket
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...other reason for the poor showing of the minor sports is the small size of the gate receipts, and we believe that this difficulty could be obviated by putting on sale at $7 or $8 a blanket ticket admitting to all but the most important games played by Harvard teams. Such a ticket would undoubtedly sell as well as the H.A.A. tickets now in use, and would guarantee support for every branch of athletics...
...deficit as in the year before, but the gain was due to wholesale reduction of expenses. Before long the limit in this direction will be reached and judging from past experience, the receipts will continue to grow smaller every year. By abolishing the subscription system, and substituting the blanket ticket and the enlarged football stands, we believe that the total surplus will be as great as, if not greater than, at present, and an exceedingly troublesome and obnoxious system will be done away with...
...carry out the policy of the Athletic Committee it will be necessary to maintain our present surplus for some years. By advocating an absolute abandoning of subscriptions the CRIMSON did not wish to deplete the treasury. On the other hand, we have stated that in our opinion a blanket ticket to all Harvard contests would more than make up the loss. Whatever method of financing is followed, however, we sincerely hope that the future will see Soldiers Field in a condition to receive, without overcrowding, all of our intercollegiate and all of our intercollegiate teams. If such...
...letter recommending him to hire Nicodemus, to pay the coachman his $462 back wages, and to be sure and give him 462 blows for good measure. Corneta accordingly calls Andres and Carlos, and instructs them to present Nicodemus with the blows. They prepare to toss Nicodemus in a blanket and otherwise amuse him when Corneta relents and orders them to let the poor coachman...
...minor managers. No one will attempt to defend subscription soliciting, either as a method of financing teams or as a competition. Nor is there a single good side to the commercial policy that is being so effectually forced upon our managers. What we all want is a blanket ticket for all but the most important games on every Harvard schedule; an absolute abolition of subscriptions; and support for all teams from the general fund...