Word: favored
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Princeton's attitude in regard to the track games, and in fact to any branch of athletics in which she claims that men in the college department alone are eligible, may aptly be compared to the position of a dwarf who considers that he is doing a favor to a giant by entering into a contest with him, with the big man's hands tied behind his back...
...athletic committee are in favor of keeping Holmes Field for baseball and track athletics as long as possible, but all authority in the matter rests with the Corporation. Unless, therefore, they should in some way be induced to change their attitude the present academic year will be the last in which Holmes Field will be used for athletic purposes...
...Club's next meeting on Tuesday evening and play simultaneous games with several of the members. The chess club has challenged the Boston Press Club to a team match on Tuesday, February 12. A match was held last year with this club, and resulted in the Harvard club's favor by a score of five games to four. It is also intended to arrange a match with the Boston Chess Club...
...graduate coaches and not by any demand on the part of the Harvard student body. Neither have they been asked for on account of any feeling that the men were not competent, any more than when Captain Waters, of the football team last year, when re-elected, resigned in favor of Emmons, or when later Captain Cook, of the baseball nine, resigned, and Wiggin was elected. The present resignation of Fennessy may have been suggested for his own good. It is well known that a captain, and especially the captain of a crew, is liable to improve more slowly than...
...resignation cannot, however, be thus explained. Arthur Brewer has been chosen permanent captain of the eleven, which will, of course, prevent C. Brewer being again chosen. It is thought possible by some that A. Brewer was the choice of the coaches, but that, being afraid he would resign in favor of C. Brewer, the latter was elected first, and then told of the graduate committee's plan...