Word: dearly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...DEAR SIR:-The Harvard class of 1841, "quorum pars minima fui," had while at college within its own ranks a Football Club, a Baseball Club, and a Cricket Club. The bats and balls of the last named club have been in my possession since our graduation over fifty years ago. They are very unique in form, and are veritable curiosities today. The bats and balls were made especially for us, the former having three faces; (a section would make a triangle) and the latter were huge leather affairs, which were not thrown but were bowled at the wicket. The ball...
...DEAR SIR - In your correspondence and meetings you have maintained consistently that you were ready to meet us half half in our effort to reform. Prof. Ames, the chairman of your athletic committee, in the Harvard Graduates' Magazine of January, 1893, says: "It would be a great gain, too, for the true interests of intercollegiate athletics if by mutual agreement the teams should be made up exclusively from undergraduate players...
...DEAR SIR. - Your letter, bearing date of March 1st, was not received until this morning...
...DEAR SIR. - Yale has decided to try to confine all her athletics to undergraduate students and in accordance with the determination I hereby offer to row the annual race with Harvard under the following specifications which are to be substituted for the first sentence in rule XXVI of the rules which at present govern the boat races between Harvard and Yale...
...DEAR SIR: - I have received your letter of January twenty-first, proposing that the Yale-Harvard race be rowed by crews made up exclusively of undergraduates...