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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Harvard captured its first Beanpot since 1981. Before this season, the Crimson had not made it past the 'Pot semifinals for seven seasons...
...biggest milestone of the 1988-89 Harvard hockey season was, of course, the NCAA championship--Harvard's first since the golf team...
This afternoon Harvard plays what must prove to be her most decisive game of this season. To say nothing of the chances for winning first place, one of the next three games with Yale must be won to tie with Princeton for second place; and in no other game will Harvard have the advantage she has this afternoon. The work of the nine this spring has been somewhat of a disappointment, but we feel that their lack of success has been due fully as much to ill-support form the college as to continued poor work on the part...
...tendency is toward a great divergence in the field of athletics. Let the crew, the nine, the eleven and the Mott Haven team first receive the benefit of every man's enthusiasm. Win in those branches before you try for honors in other courses. Cultivate such a spirit as will not allow any one who suits his own lazy, selfish inclinations where he might be of help to the college in one way or another to maintain his position before his fellow students, and then with every man honestly doing his best, physically, mentally and pecuniarily for the common glory...
...weeks at New London the crew will need four hundred dollars, more than the treasurer now has. The crew is determined to keep out of debt if possible. They have denied themselves everything except what they believed to be absolutely essential to success. The boat club for the first time has not provided any member of the crew during the entire year, with a cap, a sweater, a pair of tights, a blazer, or any single article of clothing. The captain and treasurer believe that there has not been a dollar given to the crew this year which...