Word: opinionative
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...games from Williams and Technology, the two teams in the league which were considered her strongest rivals, and it is thought the pennant is almost won. The Tech. men were very confident of winning, but a score of 30-0 against them changed their opinion of our football prowess. Williams was still more confident, but fared scarcely better, being beaten by a score...
...change is made it must be by vote of the association and not a single college. Harvard's peremptory demand that the game be played in Cambridge is very extraordinary to say the least. The Gill-Beecher letter, on which Harvard founds her claim, was merely the private opinion of two members of the university, and was never intended as an agreement binding the college: but even if it was, the later action of the two colleges, agreeing unconditionally to play in New York, would have annulled it. If Harvard persists in her demand there will be no game...
...thing more. The Yale News, the Yale captain, and the Yale management seem to be of the opinion that "the Harvard faculty, if the facts of the case were laid before them in the right light, would withdraw their objection." Once for all, let us state that the Harvard faculty has nothing to do with the matter; full powers have been given to the athletic committee, and their decision is irrevocable. The game will not be played in New York...
...Public opinion and education are the only permanent remedies:- Forom...
...Team that they may be allowed to play games at Philadelphia, Princeton and New York, voted; that permission be not given for the game at New York; that the games at Philadelphia and Princeton be allowed; but the Committee desire at the same time to place on record their opinion, that schedules for games be so arranged hereafter as to confine the games to New England, if possible...