Word: forward
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Neither of the competitors must fall within his distance either forward or backward, but land on his feet to count...
...attack, written probably without sufficient thought, and which it would do the Courant injustice to repeat. There are two editorials on the subject, probably written by different editors in different degrees of indignation. The first would have done very well by itself. Its author rejoices "in once more looking forward to a good foot-ball season," for the Courant's "love of sport overcomes any sentimental considerations," that is, any desire to play with elevens. He then criticises severely the action of one of the Harvard delegates, and ends by complaining that the Crimson drew its "account of the convention...
...champion eleven, which was promptly acknowledged by Harvard, with the addition that she might consider herself the champion eleven of the world. The Yale delegates had a private talk together, while Harvard and Princeton settled upon the date of their game, Saturday, November 16, in Boston. Yale again came forward and wished to discuss the relative merits of fifteens and elevens. Views and arguments were exchanged, and Yale wrote down our reasons for preferring fifteen men to eleven, and agreed to present them to the College. We absolutely refused to play with less than fifteen, and until the matter...
...removal for inadequate performance of duty, or for misconduct." There was no moral doubt of misconduct in this case, although, from the nature of the offence, there may have been a legal doubt. It was not to be expected that any one would be fool enough to come forward and confess that he had bribed a tutor. It would have been hard, however, to have found any undergraduate who had not frequently heard of his doings. We are perfectly aware that a story may spread from a small beginning, but when a large number of reports of this sort...
...only, on Saturday, October 26. The object of this meeting is to give Freshmen a chance to compete among themselves before entering against some of the more famous athletes of the University. It is thought that by giving them this meeting they still gain confidence in themselves, and come forward in large numbers on the following day. And here, in connection with this, it is urged on all Freshmen to join the Association immediately. They will find the Secretary in his rooms, Grays 42, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 P. M. The cost...