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Dates: during 1880-1889
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According to this article athletic contests are fast losing their Interest, as people wish to see a regular amateur exhibition and failing this. would prefer to witness a contest between avowed professionals, who make athletics a business and far exceed the efforts of their collegiate quasi-brethren...
...athletics put on a higher plan, let her withdraw, although it seems hardly probable that she would be allowed to act alone in this matter. Whatever is the means employed, the writer urges that Harvard may put herself in such a position that with all truth she may make this announcement; "This university is for learning first; for gentlemanly sports next; for professionalism...
...every graduate of the Cambridge Latin school make it a point to attend the game with the Boston Latin school on Friday at the Boston League grounds, and cheer for Cambridge...
...team to play the game out to the end. For this reason, not only should all of us who can possibly get away goto Springfield next Saturday, but we should arrange as far as possible, to seat all the Harvard men together and make preparations for systematic cheering of our team. There is no reason why the Princeton game should discourage us at all. We have a captain who thoroughly knows what he is about; we have a strong team; and let both have enthusiastic backing next Saturday...
...preacher," and notes the effect of Dr. Abbott's kindness in an increased attendance at Chapel. The other editorials-the last one excepted-deal with "the repeated mismanagement in connection with the foot ball games." The policy of the foot ball association is pithily characterized as a plan to make money, and then to accomodate the students. The various instances of mismanagement are clearly set forth, both as regards last Saturday's game and next Saturday's. The last editorial notes the recently established institution of a Graduate Treasurer and the benefits to be derived from it. The tendency will...