Word: feeling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...deserves the hearty congratulations of the University. With much to discourage them at the beginning of the season, the men went to work with a will to make their team a good one and to win back the entire confidence of the University, which they could not but feel had been somewhat shaken by the first two games. Every individual player on the nine has put his whole heart into playing his position to the best of his ability, with the result that the team is now a strong one and promises exceedingly well for the rest of the season...
...share in his respect which is denied to the mere athlete. Football, baseball, any of the sports, is more exciting and attracts a more intense interest than can fairly be asked for intellectual work. No outsider can follow the processes which lead to literary or scientific success, or can feel with him who wins it all the eager joy of victory. It is difficult to appreciate and generally impossible to grow enthusiastic over the competition in which the brain prevails. We believe, however, that even now the sober praise which Harvard men never deny to scholarly ability is far more...
...terms the only arrangement we would care to make will be to promise you three-quarters of the net gate receipts. I feel sure that the game would draw well and as it would also be well advertised I see no reason why you should not pay all your expenses from the gate...
...game of last Saturday had been an important one, any comment on Harvard's defeat would have been superfluous. No one could feel it more intensely than the men themselves and there would be nothing to gain by dwelling on what everybody knew only too well. The case seems to be different with the Tufts game. The trouble was not that the team did not contain the best players available; it is necessary to use inferior players at times in order to develop material, as every one knows, though we believe that this should not be done at the risk...
...necessary expenses of the exhibition will amount to about $600, covering insurance, lighting, conveying of pictures, printing, services of watchmen, and incidentals, The finance committee feel great confidence in asking contributions toward an undertaking which has proved in every way so satisfactory. Subscriptions may be sent to F. J. Stimson, Treasurer of the Exhibition, 709 Exchange Building...