Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...crews go to New London the 'Varsity under favorable auspices-the victory in the race yesterday morning. The failure of last year has mad the college despondent in rowing matters, yet we see no reason why such should so be much the case that defeat last year should prevent Harvard men from going to New London this summer. This year's crew is new and inexperienced, but the men are all well and there is at present no indication of a fluke of any kind. The race with Columbia and Yale will undoubtedly be rowed upon their merits...
...stack (which is inaccessible to students at large). He was now discovered there with one or two of his friends, calmly using the much-sought book together with half a dozen other reserved books. He had transported the books thither, against the rules, to prevent any one else from getting them while he was away at luncheon - regardless of the fact that he had already had the one book in question for nearly a day and a half in his possession...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: The editorial from the New York Daily Tribune of May 31 is a fair specimen of the way in which some papers go to work to prevent "a beautiful sport from being ruined." The writer of the article was either utterly ignorant of the facts of the game or else maliciously misstated them. The game was a gentlemanly one throughout and no "slugging" whatever occurred. Hale was accidently hit on the head, but his injury was so slight that he finished the game without feeling any inconvenience from it. The New Yorks won the game entirely...
McKean, centre-fielder of the Freshman Nine who sprained his ankle in the last '90-'89 game has been spending the last ten days at home. His injuries will prevent his playing this season...
...seems that the fight originated in a desire of certain members of the Union to prevent the election of Mr. Mahany as President for the ensuing year. In order to gain their end they persuaded the present holder of the office to stand for another term. He consented. A canvas was instituted resulting in a large majority of the members of the Union pledging their support to Mr. Furber. On the eve of the election postal cards were sent to the adherents of the latter, calling upon them to remember their pledge and not to forget...