Word: championship
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...January 25 to discuss plans, at which the colleges mentioned above will be represented. Cornell, Lafayette and Pennsylvania have already declared their intention of joining, and it is possible that Columbia and Williams will also answer favorably. A league between these colleges would occasion a great struggle for the championship, as hitherto their nines have been very evenly matched...
...voted to hold a dinner at Delmonico's on Saturday evening, February 16. A committee of twenty-five was appointed, with George A. Peters, '42, as chairman, to take the matter in charge and complete the arrangements. The victories which are to be celebrated are: The football championship since '78 with one year's exception, the baseball championship since '81 with one year's break, and the rowing championship since 1885. The object of the dinner is to recognize "the loyal devotion to Yale shown by conscientious, intelligent and faithful practice which has resulted in this remarkable series of victories...
...certainly a good one. The men deserve some recognition of their splendid victory over Yale, and in later years such trophies, if given, will be pleasant mementos of the freshman year at Harvard. If the practice of giving trophies, whenever the finances permit, to members of championship-winning teams is established, it will, I think, be an additional incentive to good work to our athletes-small, to be sure-but still we ought to do everything now to raise Harvard Athletics from the dust where they...
...sports and on May 20th a ten-mile run will take place. These meetings will be open to all amateur athletes in the United States and Canada. The team will take part in limited handicap meetings in England, Ireland, and on the continent, and also will compete in all championship meetings held in those countries. The expenses of the team will be paid by the N. A. A. A. A. The team will sail from New York the first of June, to return about the middle of August...
...contains comments on the various college papers, and clippings from many exchanges. The first extract is an editorial from the CRIMSON of Nov. 22. An editorial from the Advocate is also quoted at length. The Yale Record is mentioned as "Yale's Lampoon." Finally comes a record of the championship games of foot-ball for the past season, with the names of the players, the scores, and unprejudiced comments from college papers of the time...