Word: proved
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first thought in the minds of the opponents to such a proceeding is that it would simply prove a return to "professionals." Likely enough the students would learn their sports from the best teachers, as most people of sense do learn. There are few attainments of body or mind that have not to be taught the learner by persons more proficient than himself, and it places no mark of evil on the teacher that he be dubbed "professional" Englishmen have not suffered from their contact with professionals, without whom no cricket club of any importance in England exists. There...
...philosophical lecture rather than a novel. With a fair plot for a foundation he builds up a structure of mind imperishable, philosophy, astride counterpart, transcend ??al photography, ??? voyance, and ???notices, still the bewildered reader wonders whether he is still in his mortal body. Such a book may prove ??entertaining for those interested in psychical research, although the and ??? theories are too chimerical to be a ken seriously. It is not probable ??? believes in them himself. The book is well written, and is at times interesting; but every few ??? the philosophical cloud descends, and the reader gropes about in darkness...
...Channing, half-back, received a temporary injury in practice this week, but will probably be able to resume play in a few days. It would seem that the team considered individually could scarcely be improved upon, but there is notice-able a decided lack of team work which may prove fatal. Princeton has experienced her usual hard luck in the injuries to her players, and it is to be hoped that some of the injured men will recover shortly...
...records may be broken. But in order to insure the success of the athletic meeting, one regulation must be enforced, and that is to see that the spectators do not crowd on the track, in their eagerness to get the best view of the races, and prove an annoyance to the contestants. In years past, complaint has always been made on this score, and it is now certainly time to establish a new order of things whereby the spectators may be able to see all that is going on and still be kept back in the seats where they belong...
...called nothing else than dishonest. That a man who calls himself a gentleman should stoop to such low means of adding a few dollars to his purse, is inconceivable. We would warn the students against such men. It is to be hoped that their speculative scheme may prove unsuccessful...