Word: favor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...York. The principal business of the meeting was to decide upon grounds for the Mott "Haven games." The Manhattan Athletic Club was represented by Eugene Van Schaack and Dr. J. S. White submitted the proposition of the Berkeley A. C. The choice of the executive committee was in favor of the Manhattan Field, 3 to 2. The signing of the contract, which was submitted by the M. A. C. was deferred until next Friday evening, when the officers of the Intercollegiate meeting will be appointed...
...vote was taken on the merits of the debate as conducted by the principal disputants and was decided in favor of the negative. The debate was then thrown open to the house. It was decided to hold a meeting before the end of the year in the form of a national nominating convention, at which both Republicans and Democrats will speak. The subject for the next debate will be: "Resolved, That David B. Hill should be nominated for President by the Democratic party...
...society his reputation was great. He possessed the quality which we now call personal magnetism and he had the love and esteem of companions He moved in a Bohemian world, but he was not of it. He was closely connected with his celebrated contemporaries and he was in favor at court. His unobtrusiveness is a noticeable trait. He had an unusual shyness of all publicity and was a quiet stately actor. His favorite parts were those of the Ghost, in Hamlet, and Old Adam, in As You Like It. He was, in fine, "a fantastical fellow of dark corners...
...round that followed was the hardest and most exciting event of the afternoon. Both men rushed repeatedly and throughout the blows were very evenly distributed. Toward the end both men were more or less groggy and pretty well covered with blood. The decision of the judges was in favor of Hunt, who, taking the three rounds together, clearly out matched his opponent...
Rule 11. In all competitions the decision shall be given in favor of the competitor who displays the best style and obtains the greatest number of points. The points shall be: For attack, direct clean hits with the knuckles of either hand on any part of the front or sides of the head, or body above the belt; defence, guarding, slipping, ducking, counter-hitting, or getting away. Where points are otherwise equal, consideration to be given the man who does most of the leading...