Word: forfeit
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...stay until Monday or the game would surely have been postponed, as the weather prevented anything like ball playing, the rain falling steadily all the time. Nothing but the strongest necessity would have been a fit excuse for playing the game, but Harvard must play the game or forfeit it. Since it was decided to play it, the Harvard men should have done their best. Instead of this, however, with the express purpose of delaying the game, no one tried to play. Wood in especial distinguished himself. He made not the slightest attempt to pitch ball. He threw overhand...
...understand that the captain of the lacrosse team has organized a twelve who will go to Lehigh at their own expense in order that Harvard may not forfeit the game, which she is bound in honor to play, and which is financially necessary to the Lehigh team. We cannot praise such action too highly, for the men who go to Lehigh will save one of our University teams from reproach...
Owing to the lack of financial assistance from the college this year and last, the Lacrosse Association is in very straightened circumstances. Unless $200 dollars is subscribed and paid in by Friday noon, we shall be obliged to forfeit our regular scheduled game with Lehigh on Saturday. The result of such a forfeiture is obvious: First, Harvard will lose her position as a member of the league; and secondly, she will appear in a very bad light because of the forfeiture...
...seniors and juniors played their scheduled game on Jarvis yesterday afternoon. The seniors were hardly in condition to play the game and had almost decided to forfeit it to '90. Morgan played left field until the end of third inning when Holmes went left and Bingham short-stop...
Amendment. In case two teams do not play a scheduled game each one shall forfeit a game...