Word: fears
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...trouble occurs every year, although it is impossible to see any good reason for it. Why any man should object to the little trouble it may give him to lighten the labor of the class secretary in this matter, is something that passes all understanding. There can be no fear of publicity, as these lives are shown to no one. It certainly can require but little time and labor, as no elaborate work is expected or desired...
Lampy's cartoon on lacrosse might well be supplemented by one showing the tribulations of tennis players in the vicinity of the cricket crease. In several cases men have been struck by stray balls, while a constant fear is felt every time that a sharp "clip" is heard. In the midst of this danger and with vociferous calls of "thank you" from the cricketeers, the tennis man's life in that vicinity is not always happy...
...fear to meet the morning breaking...
...first few minutes of a game, and with the disadvantage of a strange ground, none but a decidedly superior team could withstand such an attack. But after the first excitement has passed, a much inferior team can block their opponents and prevent scoring, though tacitly acknowledging their fear of defeat by massing around goal and playing only on the defence...
Yale's confidence in her prospects for success generally in athletics and sports would be amusing were it not, one has to fear, to a considerable extent well-founded. But then, Yale universally keeps so close a watch on her various athletic interests, and is so mindful of every move taken, that the varying recurrences of exultation and fear, that one continually observes in her college papers, seem very natural and proper. Self-confidence, when well based, is a very excellent thing. One thing is certain, that Yale can never be accused of false humility...