Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...graduates have a profound distrust of Yale in these matters, and we do not like to see our college put in so undignified a light before the world. Moreover, we have watched these matters for years, and we know that on the average Princeton is going to be far more fair and gentlemanly in these matters than Yale. Princeton had a number of available graduate players this year, and she did what she is firmly convinced Yale and Harvard have been doing for many years-persuaded them to come back and play. If it had not been for the smaller...
...well known. These, rendered decisive action absolutely necessary. Mr. Codman's charge of hypocrisy in these matters is most unjust. Our attitude is not hypocritical, but is based, we believe, on a real desire for purity in college athletics. In our efforts to accomplish this end, Princeton has thus far refused to co operate. We have withdrawn from the league not for the purpose of holding Princeton up to public scorn, but because we are unwilling to compete longer under the disadvantages which a consistent effort at reform forces upon...
...Thus far this year Yale has scored 442 points to 16 for her opponents...
...easily see over the heads of those in the seats. In regard to counterfeit tickets it is not known that any have been issued. Mr. Lowell, manager of the Harvard eleven, has endeavored in vain to find any ground for the rumor and the Yale management deny that as far as they can learn, any have been issued. The eleven left yesterday afternoon for Springfield where they will spend the night. The Yale eleven has not been fully decided upon, will and probably not be chosen until just before the game, but as near as can be learned...
...President Harrison had violated his pledges. The president has been surrounded by incompetent heads of departments who wish to turn out men; in addition he is oppressed by poor service. The platform of the republican party he said, favors the extension of the civil service reform in so far as to give the sole power of removal from office to an investigation committee. Had President Harrison vetoed any of these measures in the platform when brought before the senate then he might be said to have broken his pledge, but this is not the case. Mr. F. B. Williams...