Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recent games of the Manhattan Athletic Club in New York, L. E. Myers participated, but he won no prize except in the consolation race, being so heavily handicapped as to render it almost an impossibility for him to beat the other contestants. Myers was entered for a 440 yards' run, handicap, and he was the only man who toed the scratch, the competitor that stood nearest to him having a start of 25 yards, and the one furthest from him having a start of 60 yards. There were 11 entries, and when the signal go was given Myers started like...
...faculties of all the colleges with which our nine plays matches, asking them if they will forbid the nines of their respective colleges to play games with professional clubs, in case Harvard takes the initiative in that direction. Affirmative answers have been received from all the colleges addressed, except Yale, and she has not been heard from at all. A favorable answer is expected, however, from her also, in which case the nine will not be allowed to play any games with professional clubs. The second matter taken up by the committee was the advisability of allowing athletes to have...
...inconsiderate as to interfere with their innocent pleasures? '85 and '86 I hope will always live on friendly terms. And yet '86 should remember that a certain amount of the old class feeling still lingers in the breasts of sophomores, although sternly repressed and never suffered to manifest itself except in extreme cases. Do not be too fresh, O freshmen...
...system of "scrambling" for courts or of one man reserving for private use the best court to be found, is unjust to the extreme and we hope that another year of dissatisfaction will be more fruitful in reform. Some persons have always insisted upon the inutility of the association except to a select few, and they may now feel reassured in their opinion by the present management of tennis matters...
...rule is being enforced at Washington, that no clerk shall be absent from his department for more than 30 days in one year, except by special permit, and then without...