Word: letterings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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SIRS-At one of the conventions of the Intercollegiate Football Association held in New York, Mr. Young delegate from Pennsylvania told Mr. Leeds delegate from Harvard, that he had seen a letter written by Captain Linn of the Harvard nine offering a certain man inducement to come to Harvard to play baseball. A few days later in its issue of November 16 under the heading "Harvard's Way of Doing it" the following article was published in the New York Herald. "Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 15. 1889.- Another instance of the prevalent and pernicious system of "ringing in" outsiders came...
WILLIAM HOOPER.This letter was sent to Mr. Ammerman by registered post and was received by him on the 21st of November. The only reply which Mr. Ammerman has been fit to make is an open letter to the Philadelphia Press, which was copied by the New York Sun and appeared in its issue of November 27, 1889, under an article entitled "Will Harvard explain this...
From Mr. Hooper's letter which is published in another column it is easy to see what influences are at work to undermine the position which Harvard has assumed upon the athletic question. It is difficult, however, to incriminate her in this fashion. Harvard makes no claim that she has in the past been above reproach. She, too, though in a somewhat less degree than some of her sister colleges is open to criticism for the past. She does maintain, however, that her actions this year have been straightforward and honest, and of this she certainly has a right...
PRINCETON, Nov. 26-There was considerable indignation and excitement here today when the copy of the letter addressed to the Philadelphia Press by a young athlete, who was approached by Harvard men and offered remuneration for his services if he would enter Harvard and play on the Harvard base ball nine and foot ball eleven, was received, and this charge makes Harvard's position ticklish in the extreme...
...CRIMSON has received from the secretary's office the following letter which will be of interest to every citizen of the United States. Accompanying the communication is a catalogue of about four hundred relics of President Jackson now in the option of the Hermitage Association, and a letter from Governor Taylor of Tennessee commending the work of the society. Nashville. Tenn...