Word: forfeits
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Murray sent hefty Richard Frankensteen, national director of U.A.W.'s aviation division, to Inglewood, where Frankensteen broadcast a warning to workers to go back to work or forfeit affiliation with the C.I.O. Said he: "The infamous agitation, the vicious maneuvering of the Communist Party is apparent...
...Bingham: quoting news story: "at first wired to accept the forfeit, but reconsidered the matter and sent word that Alexis would not dress...
...were then taken to see Admiral Willson, the superintendent of the Naval Academy. After discussion with him, he gave Coach Snibbe and myself three choices: (1) to bench Alexis for the game, and Navy would bench a player of similar ability. (2) to take the game from Navy by forfeit. (3) to permit the Admiral to phone the authorities of Harvard in Cambridge. There can be no doubt that Admiral Willson repeatedly said that it would be impossible to play Alexis against the Academy, and if Harvard insisted, the Academy would forfeit the game...
According to members of the team, Admiral Willson had given them the choice of not playing Alexis, receiving the game on a forfeit, or calling Harvard authorities...
...upshot of it all was that the Harvard team was offered a "choice" of three courses: either the team would voluntarily bench the colored player, or Navy would forfeit the game if Harvard insisted on his playing, or Willson would call up Harvard's officials and let them make the decision. The last alternative was taken, and a few hours later a telegram came requesting the negro not to play...