Word: minore
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When the H.A.A. first emphasized its slogan, "Athletics For All", in the mid-thirties, and Badminton, Basketball and Polo were all minor sports, a new athletic team began and ended one of the most incredible careers in the University's athletic history...
Boxing was first instituted as a minor letter in 1930, and in the next five years, the team developed into one of the coun-a tie with Yale marred a perfect record. try's most powerful squads
There appears to be no question of boxing ever being refused a minor letter as a mere safety precaution. In Harvard's intercollegiate history, with almost no special protective equipment required by the N.C.A.A., the total injuries amounted to: 15 hurt thumbs, 1 cut, 1 deviated septum, I sprained ankle (in practice), and zero broken noses...
Bullitt, a former Massachusetts State Champion and New England Champion, said he "would be delighted if Harvard's Committee on Athletics were to establish boxing as a minor sport again...
...Scott's portrayal of the Duke of York. His acting is the best in the entire production, and he makes the agony of York's divided loyalty to both Richard and Bolingbroke clear in every line and even the dejected shuffle of his steps. Scott proves that a comparatively minor part can assume major importance in the hands of a skilled performer...