Word: rulings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...much care as for cricket ; nay, it is whispered that professional players for the former are almost as much in demand as for the latter game, and get pretty nearly as well paid-which rumour, we may observe, if it be true, is a direct infraction of that rule of the association which enacts that "Any member of a Club receiving remuneration or consideration of any sort, above his actual expenses and any wages actually lost by any such player taking part in either Cup, Inter-Association, or International contests, and any club employing such player, shall be excluded from...
...entertained. However, to-day we wish it larger. To accommodate the increased numbers, some have suggested the use of the west gallery, others have gone so far as to mention the floor of Sanders, but no satisfactory plan has been found yet. For the present, at least, the rule must be "first come, first served," and late applicants must take their chances...
...regards the general play of the eleven, it must be said that there is a woeful want of carefulness. It is the rule, not the exception, for the University to lose the ball when they get it within the college's 25-yard line. There are several reasons for this, to wit; the college understands their plays nearly as well as they do themselves, and then, again, there are five or six rushers who are always unguarded. These excuses are urgent; but yet we must admit that the misplays are oftener due to the inaccurate passing or the inability...
...last important matter brought before the Senate last year was the case of a senior who had grossly violated some college rule. He was tried, found guilty, and his expulsion recommended. The decision was accepted by the Faculty, and the offender was obliged to seek a more congenial clime. At first it was thought by some and strongly maintained by many professors, that a body of students, upon whom so much responsibly devolved, would be inclined to favor the accused, and for fear of unpopularity among their fellow-students, would deal altogether too lightly with him. But this objection...
...were not notified in time, and when on the point of preparing for their events were forced to withdraw from some of them, as the new arrangements allowed them no breathing spell. The arrangements of the Athletic Association, at outdoor, as well as the winter meetings, have, as a rule, been of the best. The officers have always endeavored to provide for the comfort and convenience of the contestants. The change on Saturday, which resulted in public confusion, was probably made for the convenience of some person. We feel certain, therefore, that the association will take all possible steps...