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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this very reason, her men should receive at least a decent welcome when they come here and play a plucky game against such heavy odds. We trust that in future, the reputed in difference of Harvard men will not show itself in so marked and discourteous a manner, even though they have such a potent excuse as "examinations...
...Yale News' report of the tug-of-war at the Mott Haven games, the following is found: The next and most exciting heat was between Yale and Harvard. The drop was about even, but at the end of the five minutes, Harvard had won by twenty-one inches...
...declaration that next year will witness at Yale, and probably at other leading colleges, the prohibition of all inter-collegiate base-ball contests, as it is the general feeling among the various faculties that the sport is injurious to the proper work of the students. It is said that even Professor Richards, that stalwart friend of Yale sports, declared that the welfare of Yale demands the future abolition of the contests...
...outcome of it was the best 'varsity crew that Yale had ever put upon the water. In spite of all these reports of the Yale crew being exceptionally poor at the present time, early in April many eminent boating authorities predicted an exceptionally good crew in every respect. Even with such a crew as Harvard has, we will be greatly mistaken if both races which are to be rowed at New London this year are not as stubbornly contested as any which have ever been rowed. "Cave canem," as the Italians used jocosely to remark; which freely translated means, Beware...
...facts, which are as follows: On account of the protest against Bonine, which if he had been placed, might have given second prize to third man, Mr. Baxter was deputed to place the third man. As the runners finished, first and second almost abreast, and third add fourth almost even, but 4 feet behind the leaders, he could not accurately judge between first and second without running the risk of making a mistake in his special duty of placing third man, but as nearly as he could see, Rogers won by 7 or 8 inches. Mr. Schuyler, somewhat...