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...following rules have been adopted to govern the Duplicate Whist Tournament as to points which are liable to be misunderstood...
...pressing him closely; he must hear and interpret the signals as they are given and then act quickly. The moment the play starts he must call his physical and mental powers into activity. He must do his share of the work; he must look for unprotected places and govern himself accordingly. Obstacles are thrown in his way which must be overcome; and when, in addition he grows weary from physical fatigue, he must force himself to do what but a few moments before required no especial effort. Football teaches a man, therefore, how to contend against opposition from himself...
...sport? Are we going to confess that we are unable to take advantage of its strong, healthy points, and simply say it is too rough a game for boys to play? * * * Let us rather make a point of seeing that they learn to play fairly; that they learn to govern their brute instincts, that only those who are able to do this are permitted to indulge in rough play...
...first game in the Harvard-Yale series was played at New Haven on November 13, 1875. Since the formation of a football club at Harvard three years before, the two colleges had not been able to agree on a code of rules to govern play. Yale's game consisted solely of kicking, while at Harvard running with the ball, holding and passing were allowed. The difficulty was at length overcome by concession on the part of Yale, who agreed to play under rules with which she was unfamiliar. In consequence she was beaten, the score by the old system being...
...Yale Shooting Club hereby challenges the Harvard Gun Club to a match to be held Friday, November twenty-third, at the Colt Gun Club grounds, Hartford, Conn., provided these can be obtained. The same conditions as usual must govern the match, namely, five men teams, thirty keystone targets per man, three traps at three unknown angles, and American Association rules...