Word: exception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...contest for the college championship has now narrowed down to Yale and Harvard. Princeton has played all her championships; Yale has played all except the two with Harvard. The two games with Amherst must be won by Harvard, in order to tie Yale in number of games lost and won. Following is the standing of the clubs...
...rules of William and Mary College in 1772 forbade the students to drink anything except "cider, beer, toddy, and spirits and water...
...Mott Haven games, the Yale News says: "In the one hundred yards dash, Yale's representative came in ahead by several feet, yet through the carelessness of the judges, two of whom were 'not looking,' the event was given to Harvard. The referee has no power to decide, except in cases where the judges disagree, so the decision was made by one judge, and that judge - a Harvard graduate! The referee, the large majority of the spectators, the members of the Harvard team itself, conceded that the event belonged to Yale. The decision that was made is not only...
...sorry that the News has seen fit to take exception to the result of Saturday's games, as nothing can be gained for Yale by that action, except a reputation for disgruntled acceptance of defeat...
Volunteer observers to take part in the study are wanted in all parts of New England, except immediately about Boston, where enough are already enlisted...