Word: forfeits
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...action of the Columbia lacrosse team in forfeiting the game to have been played here yesterday leaves our association in a most embarrassing condition. It had counted on the receipts of this game to pay the team's expenses to Princeton; but by the more than tardy announcement from Columbia, it not only gets no gate money, but is in debt for advertising, posting, etc. To forfeit the game with Princeton is not to be thought of; it would put us in the uneeviable position in which Columbia now is. It is therefore absolutely necessary to raise by subscription...
...Columbia-Yale lacrosse match did not come off Wednesday as expected, Columbia telegraphing that the result would be a foregone conclusion, and desiring to forfeit the game...
...case either nine fails to appear on the grounds on the day and hour named and agreed upon, unless the game has been postponed by mutual consent, the nine so failing to appear shall forfeit the game by a score of nine to nothing. This applies to the sixth game as well as to the others...
...singles of the tennis tournament yesterday the scores were as follows: Le Moyne won over Rathbone; Clark over Perkins, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3; Clark over Le Moyne, 6-1, 6-2; Butler pays forfeit to Winslow. The championship now lies between Clark and Winslow. The winner will then play Sears. When the singles shall have been played the doubles will begin...
...case are certainly such that Yale must have the sympathy of every fair-minded observer; for she had the best team in the field, and won by actual play one more game than Princeton did. But, until it is definitely decided in a formal convention whether Columbia forfeited its game of November 20 or not, we do not see how the title Yale claims can be allowed to her. If Princeton, after giving up (in the formal meeting at New York) all claim to the forfeit game with Columbia, and after agreeing to play a deciding game in place...