Word: regretting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have the right to voice the sentiment and questioning of many men of Harvard, who, with the stories and facts as now presented, cannot help feeling that the smart of defeat, despite protests to the contrary, has had undue influence in the attack on Princeton. I have, I regret to say, played on Harvard teams when I blushed at the unfair play of the men next to me on the Harvard side, and if the attempt is made to eliminate every man of a mean spirit from every college team, I am humbly of the opinion such attempt is hopeless...
...action in the present athletic controversy, and the result of the game has simply been to strengthen Harvard men in their previous attitude toward the question. Of the game itself it is perhaps best to make little criticism. Our team certainly has more reason for pride than for regret. It is by far the best eleven Harvard has ever put into the field, and had it met an amateur undergraduate team, like itself, would very likely have won. It may, however, well be doubted whether Harvard beaten has not a more honorable record than Princeton victorious. But enough of what...
...Duncan, '90, resigned. It was decided to have a dinner in the near future and a committee was appointed to make arrangements for the same. A committee was appointed also for the purpose of conferring with a similar committee from the Andover club to give some expression of regret upon the fact that that there is to be no Exeter-Andover football game this fall...
...part of most of the officers of the various athletic organizations. All the teams are either very little in debt or entirely clear, and as a whole our athletics are on a better financial basis than ever before. But while the financial condition of the teams is satisfactory, we regret to find that only one, the Tennis association has paid its debts. We fully recognize the fact that the postponement of important games and an average attendance at all have had much to do with the present condition of the Foot Ball and Base Ball associations but we have felt...
...committee regret to report that the Lacrosse association, one of the associations party to the Articles of Agreement, dissuaded in the spring in consequence of lack of financial support...