Word: gentlemenly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...makers and that of those who, while feeling keenly and bitterly the humiliation which defeat brings just because it is defeat, cannot refrain from expressing their appreciation of the men who, as they sincerely think, "did the best they could," "played a sandy, up-hill game" and "played like gentlemen." Applied to last Saturday's game, such expressions are not "nonsense" nor are they generally received as such as witness Mr. Elder's letter and most of the newspaper reports of the game. We agree with "Ninety-Four" to the extent of thinking that it is quite possible that such...
...should make a decided difference between a victory and a defeat and in our attitude towards the players who contributed to each. There is altogether too much nonsense in the annual consolation that "they did the best they could," "they played a sandy, up-hill game," "they played like gentlemen, anyway." Why, many enthusiasts actually go home quite contented with this assurance. Does this mean that gentlemanly playing can never win a game? How about Pennsylvania...
...which had been incident to it, gave way to the honest assurances of its friends that these evils were only incidental, that they were not inseparably connected with the game, and that a fair trial this year would show that football could still be played by college students and gentlemen...
...fast as well-to-do gentlemen learn how comfortable and stylish The Crawford Shoe is, they adopt...
HANDEL AND HAYDN SODIETY.- Gentlemen who are interested in oratorio music and who have good voices and some knowledge of reading are invited to become members of the society. Harvard men especially welcome. Names and addresses may be sent to Charles W. Stone, secretary, 68 Chestnut street, Boston...