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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...perfect for base-ball, and the game was witnessed by fully five thousand people. Yale sent up a delegation of about a hundred and fifty, which backed up the nine well. Harvard took the lead so soon, however, that there was no opportunity for them to cheer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 7; Yale, 3. | 6/11/1888 | See Source »

...favorite candidate among the students, and his election was received with great delight. On the arrival of the new president in Schenectady last Wednesday evening he was met by the students in a body and escorted to the campus while the college bell was rung, the college cheer given and a great bonfire kindled. The ability which Prof. Webster has already shown gives assurance of a successful administration, and it is expected that Union College which has been famous in the past, will win back its old popularity in the future under the hand of the new president...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New President at Union. | 5/30/1888 | See Source »

...deemed it inadvisable; they entertained them, however, in every possible manner until the train left New Haven. There was not the least sign of ill feeling between the members of the two colleges, and the Yale men gave forth a prolonged "Harvard" at the end of their quick, short cheer, while the Harvard men returned the compliment over and over again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale '91, 9; Harvard '91, 8. | 5/28/1888 | See Source »

...with teams of reputation. Friday, the champions of the world for last year play on Jarvis, and it is incumbent on every man who has the athletic interests of the college at heart not only to subscribe liberally beforehand but to be on Jarvis Friday afternoon to support and cheer the team which for three successive years has brought the championship to Harvard-last year without a goal scored by her opponents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 5/17/1888 | See Source »

...repaid for their journey. Although the weather in the morning was very unpromising, the skies began to clear about noon, and it was decided not to postpone the game. The number of spectators was small, chiefly composed of Princeton men, but they had few opportunities during the game to cheer the playing of their nine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 11; Princeton, O. | 5/14/1888 | See Source »

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