Word: play
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...number of cups to be competed for by amateur or "scrub" nines. The amateur championship contests were always lively and exciting, and often resulted in developing men for the class teams. There are many men in the University who are fond of the game, but who do not play well enough to try for the 'varsity or class nines. All such men would be glad to have the old custom revived this year. Last year the management was so apathetic that even the class championship games were not finished, and no attention was paid to the CRIMSON'S many articles...
...very probable that the Yale battery this year will consist of Stagg and Heffelfinger in spite of Stagg's persistent refusal to play. Dalzell will probably play the in-field...
...whist tournament Chamberlin and Dickson beat Mulford and Greenleaf three games to one, tying with two other couples for second place in Section B. In the play-off Brown and Darling beat Burlingham and Everett three games to two, and Chamberlin and Dickson, three games to one, thus winning a place in the final round...
...changes were made in the rules or constitution with the exception of one clause which was so changed that it will be impossible in the future for such complications to arise as came up last fall between Harvard and Yale. The article which reads "The two leading teams shall play in or near New York on Thanksgiving Day," was amended to read that: "when one of the teams is Harvard they shall play on grounds mutually agreed upon...
...that the dates which Yale has proposed for the two freshman games in the spring will have to be rejected. The necessity of this decision has been brought about through no fault of the Harvard management, but certain unavoidable hindrances have arisen which make it next to impossible to play on either of the proposed days. Today the Harvard freshman management will write to New Haven, proposing two dates which, it is hoped, will prove satisfactory to Yale. It is necessary that the dates of the games should be settled as soon as possible. All other games during the season...