Word: dampers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Athletics as a whole are in a bad condition and there is need of a radical reform all through, as is shown by the records of the base-ball and foot-ball teams for the last year, which has also put a damper on the enthusiasm of the college and threatens to result seriously for athletics unless some great changes take place...
...whole University. The record of the class in scholarships, literature and athletics is unequalled. It is a heavy loss to a university when she has to part with such a host of "good, all-round fellows," and the prospect of the parting soon to come will be the only damper upon the Class Day festivities. We can wish for '88 no better success in their future life than that which has made them famous in their college life-a success of the kind which it would be well for future classes to emulate. To the class of '89, which...
...ball practice was discontinued for several days. Practice has, however, now been resumed and all the athletic teams are hard at work there again. The interest in athletics is, however, not quite as strong, or at least not as evident as it has been, the approaching examinations throwing a damper on all, save the pollers...
...year, but by accident, sickness or stupidity get low marks on the mid-years. naturally such men want to know how they stand. The work of marking the books has got to be done some time, and it might just as well be done now. There is no such damper to honest, zealous work as being obliged to do that work in the darkness of uncertainty...
...think we are not saying too much if we declare that, at a dinner of Harvard alumni, any assertion by the captain of our football eleven that showed an intention "to fight the referee" as well as our opponents, would have placed an effective damper on the applause that would greet the end of his speech. More than this, severe and outspoken censure would be freely bestowed on him. Harvard means to fight its battles openly and squarely, and not to court success by bullying justice into closing an eye to foul play...