Word: interested
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...furnish also herewith a portion of certain evidence, in our possession, affecting the Harvard team, which we hope may also be considered by you in the interest of college athletics...
...eleven. The gentleman in question was not Captain Linn nor am I able to give the official connection with the Harvard association of the gentleman who approached me. However, the overtures were made and my reply at the time was as has already been stated, and I take no interest in college athletics, and would not under any consideration engage in athletics for emoluments or under conditions other than those of personal enjoyment...
...have accepted vague rumors running through the school, and have become confused as to their source. The visit of Messrs. Sears and Cumnock was made, not of course to extend offers of financial aid, but to present the legitimate attractions of the College to men whom they wished to interest...
...event of free coinage, silver bullion will pour in upon us from other countries. But it is not to be supposed that the possessors of silver plate and silver ornaments will melt them up for our benefit. Moreover, we ought to have free coinage to protect the silver interest. We protect other industries and should not make an exception to the detriment of the silver men. We need an increasing currency to meet the constantly increasing demands of the business of the country. Almost the entire annual yield of gold is used in the arts, so that...
...this year been comparatively free form slugging, and it may be doubted whether with a competent umpire this disagreeable feature would be any more characteristic of the game as played this year than as played in previous years. It is also true that interference has added much to the interest of the game from a spectator's standpoint, and a great many real lovers of the game would be sorry to see it forbidden. There is one species of offside play, however, which we will all agree should be abolished, and that is interference with the ball while...