Word: refraining
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...regard for those who reside near Jarvis and Holmes Fields, the Athletic Committee can approve the schedule of the remaining class games in baseball only upon the condition that the spectators refrain from the use of firearms, horns, drums, and the like. The friends of the players are therefore requested to confine their demonstrations to cheering, to which there is no objection...
Captain Wiggin again states that the practice of the 'varsity nine has been very seriously interfered with by persons crossing Holmes Field, and urgently requests that students will bear this in mind and refrain from crossing the field while the nine is at work...
...careful investigation of all sides of the question. It is as complete as possible. Rule 2 contains some old rules and some that are new. The first and second clauses are simply restatements of existing restrictions. The second is the rule requiring all men who are on probation to refrain from athletic contests. The third is entirely new. Its object plainly is to prevent men from coming from other colleges for the sole purpose of engaging in athletics. It is made with a view to Rule 2, which sets a limit of four years on athletes, rather than limiting athletics...
...certain questioning by the students of players and coachers with regard to the secret practice on Soldiers Field. This curiosity to know what is going on there is quite natural and is probably felt by everybody in the University. We would suggest, however, that from now on the students refrain from asking questions of anybody who is admitted to the secret practice and keep this curiosity in check till it can be fully satisfied on Saturday. There is nothing to be gained by asking questions. The only available news of the practice is contained in the very general reports...
...captain of the crew has asked us to request visitors who come into the tank-room to keep on the platform at the upper end and refrain from all talking...