Word: player
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Player. Opening. Winner...
...exercise which the game gives is almost the same as that which football gives, except that there is no falling on the ball or "piling" on a player; in addition to this, the play is more aggressive than in football...
George R. Fearing Jr., '93 yesterday defeated P. S. Sears, the well-known tennis player, in the semi-finals of the B. A. A. court tennis tournament...
...regards intentional rough play the advisers express their conviction that nearly all the players on College teams desire to play in an honorable way, but that more effective legislation is needed for the detection and summary punishment of the exceptional player of a vicious or ungovernable temper, and to this end they recommend an additional umpire and an increase in the powers and responsibilities of all the officials. These changes, coupled with the influence of the present widespread and merited criticism of unfair play, it is believed, will put the game upon a truly sportsman like basis...
...Club has been practicing regularly under the leadership of R. G. Morse '96 and has been improving rapidly. The club has been considerably enlarged since the mid-years, there being now six first mandolins, four second, and four guitars. One more guitar will be taken on if an efficient player can be found. Another innovation which has never before been tried on a 'varsity club will be the introduction of a flageolet. In many of the pieces the viola is not strong enough to bring out the part, but the flageolet with its high register does this very well...