Word: fears
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON :-I have read with interest your editorial of this morning (Tuesday), on the subject of the tennis courts. The matter is one of the highest interest to a large, but I fear, somewhat decreasing number. But the fault with our system is chiefly in the courts and their position, and not in the present management of the association; for I know by experience in other places that the latter is capable of giving every satisfaction. But how can the game receive the attention it deserves while the only place in which to play it is Jarvis Field...
Games with Williams, Tufts or the Institute of Technology could be easily enough arranged, and the benefits to be obtained from such practice are too obvious to require enumeration. If the 'Varsity team feels unable to grant leave of absence to the second eleven, for fear of losing practice by such a course, the outside games might easily be played on days when the first eleven is engaged in either its championship games, or in some of the secondary games which it is customary to play with minor colleges...
...cannot urge too strongly the freshmen to enter the sports which will be held for their class this fall under the auspices of the H. A. A. There is a strong feeling with many men to refrain from taking part in these events for fear of making fools of themselves, as they call it. This feeling, which is mere bashfulness, should be gotten over as quickly as possible, and no way is better than by coming out and competing in the athletic sports. '88 has shown up well on the foot ball field and has offered a number of candidates...
...once. For a number of years the cricket club has lingered among us, occasionally playing a game and occasionally losing a game, and we wish we could add, occasionally winning a game. However, if the life of several Harvard organizations depended upon the victories, which had been won, we fear considerable time would have to be devoted to attending funerals. This year the cricket club has started out under more favorable circumstances than for many years. Several very promising players have come in with '88, interest in the game has been aroused, play has begun, and a creditable victory...
There need be no fear of a repetition of last year's accident, as a new platform has been built capable of sustaining any crowd that can get upon it. The boat club evidently intends to make this the aquatic event of the season and everything will be done to insure a complete success. A large number of men should enter at once and by their promptness second the efforts of the officers of the club...