Word: farness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Thomas says it would make no difference whether that part of the city was called Cambridge B, C, or D, it would still be recognized by everybody as Cambridgeport and the unpopularity which that section has attained would by no means be effaced by a change of name. Thus far the whole matter has been a farce and as Col. Thomas and Mr. Beavers agree, it has created much greater excitement than was necessary...
...Varsity defeated Wesleyan yesterday afternoon by the score of 34-0, in an uninteresting and one-sided game. Wesleyan was far from being the strong eleven that their recent scores indicated. They never kept the ball for any appreciable length of time and never forced the playing into Harvard's territory. Assisted only by the line-men, who lacked aggressiveness, their backs were able to gain the necessary five yards but once, and that on an extremely fine decision. On the defensive they held for downs but once and were continually pushed back by the hard rushing game played...
...discuss details of etiquette at football games. Harvard men have always taken a peculiar pride in maintaining their self-respect by courteous treatment of adversaries, and by a reluctance to question any official decision. On Saturday, however, the crowd forgot itself to an unaccountable extent and certainly passed far beyond the bounds of self-control and dignity...
...Cambridge on going to their homes during the Christmas recess tell their friends and any Harvard graduates they know just what is wanted, they will do a better missionary work for the University Club than could be done by many circulars. Personal explanation is, in such causes, far more effective than printer...
There is one other point in connection with today's game which deserves attention. The game between '98 and '99 was marked by a most undignified and unneccessary amount of roughness. In fact it was an exhibition of petty bumptiousness which savored strongly of high school methods. So far the Freshmen have shown no tendency to do anything but play football, and it is natural that they should continue to attend strictly to business today. It rests therefore with the Juniors to see to it that as far as they are concerned there shall be no repetition of the undesirable...