Word: checking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...managers of the Harvard assemblies have paid the debt of several hundred dollars and have, beside, generously sent a check for one hundred dollars to the manager of the 'varsity crew...
Ninety-one showed a wonderful improvement over their play of Tuesday, and if they continue to play in such good form they may win the championship after all. Their throwing is still weak, and most men do not body-check well; but there was a noticeable improvement in this point. Every man played with a snap and vigor which is in striking contrast to the usual listless work of the team. Amory, Walcott and Everett did especially good work on the defence. Davis played home instead of defence as usual, and made the only goal of the game...
...LOST-A check of $20 to the order of Max Winkler. Finder please return to 16 Hollis Hall...
LOST.- From the ante-room of Sever 11, on Saturday morning, May 12th, a Mackintosh, light colored, with cape attached (inside lining a large red check). If brought to 28 Mellen St., a reward will be given and no questions asked...
...Board of Overseers have at last taken action upon the majority and minority reports made by the Committee. Their action seems to us in the highest degree narrow-minded, and marks a strong check to the liberal tendency which should prevail in a great university like Harvard. Their recommendation amounts, in substance, to simply this: To prohibit all freshman intercollegiate contests in baseball, football, rowing and lacrosse; to allow none but University teams to engage in intercollegiate contests, and those only with Yale and minor New England college, thus barring out Columbia, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania and others...