Word: play
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Union grounds, on which the Tech eleven have been accustomed to play, has been converted into building lots. This may make it impossible for the Tech to support a foot-ball team in the future...
...Athletic committee at its meeting last night voted to repeal section 2 of the regulations governing athletic sports, which forbids any college athletic organization to play or compete with professionals...
...generally understood by the repeal of the old regulation that no objection will be made to a contest with any team on the mere ground that it is professional, so that the nine is now practically free to play with professional teams...
After the introduction of the game by the class of '66, nines were formed in the various classes and many a stubborn contest was played by the different teams. These games brought out many men who showed proficiency in playing, and on October 12, 1864, a 'varsity club was formed. This club played many games with representatives of the different colleges, and with other amateur nines. In 1868, it received a challenge from Yale to play a championship game, in which the condition was that the men on both teams should be chosen from the academically departments. This challenge...
...Yale greatly outdated Harvard, but the game was won through superior fielding. Harvard, 22; Yale, 19. Two games were arranged with Yale, both of which were won by Harvard through strong uphill play, and in 1873 two games were played with a like result...