Word: neutral
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...useless to repine and to regret the presence of a partial referee; but there are some precautions which we can take which may prevent a repetition of the acts which we all witnessed during the Thanksgiving game. Is there no way by which referees can be taken from neutral colleges-colleges which are not in the league? To my suggestions of this the answer has been returned that there are no colleges in which the standard of football is high enough to warrant our choosing a referee from them. If this is the case, let us by all means have...
...which, Seabury, Northam Tower, (the centre of the building) and Jarvis, are used for dormitories. Other sections contain the chapel, library, laboratories and lecture rooms. In the basement is the common, dining-room. Each of the four college societies has a table of its own; there are also neutral tables for non-society men, and others for members of the faculty who live in the building...
...reason of Yale's failure to wrest it from her, just as anyone holds the first place until he is deprived of or forfeits it. There is ample room for legislation next year. One thing is assured - the match between the leaders in 1887 will be played on neutral grounds, and with a neutral referee. The custom of having the captain of another eleven is an excellent idea. The selection of referees might be made with propriety at the annual meeting, and should be made obligatory by at least the day before the game. This would prevent a repetition...
...feel confident, however, that we have convinced Yale, that if the Princeton grounds are out of the question, the New Haven grounds are too. New Haven one year means Princeton the next. The fact is settled beyond dispute that the Yale-Princeton game must be played on neutral grounds hereafter. Old scores are settled and we are willing to begin anew...
...must settle the right and wrong of the matter, insomuch as the arbitration was left to men of known integrity and thorough familiarity with the matter under dispute. The fact that the game was a tie will undoubtedly occasion further discussion and will probably necessitate another game played upon neutral ground. Such a game will arouse the interest of the whole country and an almost unparalelled contest may be anticipated...