Word: canadians
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...preparation for the lacrosse match which has been arranged for this afternoon between the Harvard twelve and the Canadian champions from Montreal, the members of the team have been practising each afternoon for the short time since college began, and on Saturday afternoon had a final practice game against a picked twelve composed of players from the Cambridge and Somerville clubs. The game began about half past four, and the twelves continued their play until long after it was dusk. The grass was slippery and the ball was hard to see in the evening light, so that the game...
...foot-ball practice has interfered somewhat with the lacrosse men, but the lovers of the Canadian sport are nevertheless energetic in their work after the field is cleared...
...that the near future may witness the reinstatement of Harvard in the inter-collegiate league. Meanwhile the only thing to be done is to organize class elevens to compete for the championship of the college. From these teams a fairly strong 'varsity eleven may be picked to play the Canadian teams, and thus the foot-ball spirit may be kept alive until the cloud of faculty disapproval, which now rests above the sport, shall be removed...
...such a year as next year promises to be, it can live through anything. With the best clubs of eastern Canada to play against, instead of the American college teams, our eleven will not want for adversaries worthy of their best efforts. After a season of playing against the Canadian clubs the faculty may relent and allow Harvard to take its place once more in the inter-collegiate association. Foot-ball is too noble a game to die out without a struggle, and under the guidance of the new advisory committee on athletics it will not be strange if such...
...item which is worthy of notice by college students, and which has not been printed, we believe, by the outside press, is brought to us by our Canadian exchanges. There is a call for volunteers in Canada, to aid in suppressing the Riel rebellion, and many of the college boys there are enlisting. The University of Toronto, it is said, has given one full company of student volunteers. In our own quiet college life there is so little occasion to realize how suddenly and easily the placid cur rent of our existence may be diverted to other and rougher channels...