Word: favors
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that Harvard shall play in such an action, the opinion of the college will, of course, have the saying. From what I have learned in talking with a large number of experienced men on the subject, I should judge that this decision of the college would be largely in favor of instruction her delegates to make every effort at the intercollegiate athletic association convention to have the tug-of-war abolished. Dr. Sargent, in past years, has been faithfully quoted as opposed to this sport on the ground of its extreme danger, and there is any number of medical...
Until such an action should be taken, however, I am strongly in favor of Harvard's continuing to put a team in the field; in fact, I do not see how she can do otherwise. I hope, however, that it will not long be necessary for Harvard to devote any of her athletic energies in that direction...
...above communication contains the opinion on tug-of-war of A. Amory, who has pulled on the Ninety team for three years, and who last year was its captain. In speaking about the matter yesterday at the gymnasium Mr. Lathrop declared himself strongly in favor of the final abolishment of intercollegiate tug-of-war contests on account of the danger of lasting personal injury. It would be folly, however, he said, for Harvard alone to refuse to send a team to the intercollegiate games. It would be merely the throwing away of an event on which might, depend Harvard...
...Motte, captain of last year's freshman team, was in favor of Harvard's continuing to be represented, but thought that all intercollegiate tug-of-war contests should be abolished as soon as possible...
...historical aspect of the question, believing that a large minority of Harvard men are, to say the least, very imperfectly informed in regard to this. Early in April, 1888, a committee of the Overseers was appointed to consider the question of intercollegiate athletics; this committee reported in favor of the complete abolition of all intercollegiate contests in which Harvard was to be a competitor. The report as made, however, was not accepted by the Overseers, but in its place a vote was passed as follows...