Word: contend
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...obviate it, as the very facilities which Harvard enjoyed, as for instance, its proximity to good, unobjectionable base-ball competitors had driven other colleges, in their endeavor to get even, to engage with the most pernicious form of professionalism, caused by their inability to find amateurs with whom to contend. Where there were so many interested it was impossible to make exceptions, and, consequently Harvard would ask for no special exception to permit of contests with Yale, especially as the latter had refused to enter the conference...
...year has been a moderately prosperous one for the society. It is expected that a net capital of about one hundred dollars will be shown by the superintendent's report. This is an encouraging showing when it is considered that during the past year the society has had to contend with the adverse influence of a slight abatement in the interest and support accorded to it, arising from the fact of the closer competition of non-co-operative tradesmen. Members can congratulate themselves that in no point in the society's history has it been found necessary to levy...
...large,-to be convinced that foot-ball can be taught ; that it would be better to take the best men and teach them foot-ball, just as we take the best men and teach them how to row ; and that Harvard with an untrained eleven can never expect to contend on even terms against Yale with an eleven scientifically coached by Mr. Camp. Our victories in rowing and our defeats in foot-ball and base-ball point to the same fact-that the best work is done under the best masters...
...University of Michigan is engaged in laying some very deep plans, and already proposes to send her foot-ball team East next fall to contend with Harvard and Yale. We can assure them a hearty welcome if they come...
...report of games. I have asked the faculty to devise effective measures to avert these excesses. A committee has prepared a careful report on the subject. I trust we will be sustained in our efforts by parents and by the public press. In Princeton no student is allowed to contend in any public game without the written permission of his parent or guardian. But there are parents who weakly give their consent to the importunities of their sons, and then complain that we have trained them in idleness. The public press, as a whole, are telling the colleges very plainly...