Word: draw
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...teams, is brutal, demoralizing to players and spectators, and extremely dangerous;" (2) "and we do not believe that at the present time and with the prevailing spirit, any revision of the rules made by the Intercollegiate Association would be effective in removing these objectionable features." From these premises they draw the conclusion that inter college foot ball (as far as Harvard is concerned) should be prohibited...
...think that they represent Harvard's attitude on the question; certainly I am well assured that the greater proportion of the Harvard spectators of the game do not sympathize with their action. They probably desired to support the referee. Had they merely voted to leave the result a draw, they would have gone to the utmost extent that fairness to all parties might demand. Their motion to award the championship to Yale was not carried unanimously, and, therefore, (the report says) it was withdrawn. This merely means that the official delegates from Harvard took it upon themselves to assure Harvard...
...special wire of the CRIMSON to New York gave out on Thursday evening, so that we were unable to give the decision of the referee, calling the Yale-Princeton foot ball game a draw, in yesterday's paper. The foot ball convention will now have to decide which college has the championship...
...blocked well, while their backs were especially good at running and dodging. Their weak points were passing and picking up the ball, but in other respects their team was a strong one as is shown from the fact that they beat the Ottawa City team and played a draw with the Brittanias...
...stated that they should do for Cleveland what they have already done for Blaine : they should parade in the Cleveland procession and make it a political event. It was moved and carried that they march in the Schurz procession next Wednesday ; that a committee of three be appointed to draw up an address stating the political position of the meeting, to be signed by all Cleveland and Hendricks men, and to be sent to the two democratic candidates. As the Medical School is in favor of Cleveland, it was moved and carried that an invitation to join in the procession...