Word: slightest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Whatever steps, however, Harvard may see fit to take in order to reach such a settlement, Yale may as well understand clearly that they shall not be upon a basis which allows Yale to dictate in the slightest degree to Harvard. Harvard will play whom she pleases without reference to Yale. We make make this statement at the very outset. We trust that we have made it clear enough for Yale's thorough understanding...
...disgraced the weakest school team. In the first place, as soon as a Harvard runner got on a base it seemed to be the signal for him to show utter disregard of the coaching. The coachers in their turn got "rattled," and whenever the runners deigned to pay the slightest attention to their coaching, invariably told them to do the wrong thing. The last of the game was not so tiresome, for it began to be interesting to note what ridiculous mistake the Harvard base runners would next make...
...Boston team only escaped a decisive defeat by rattling the Harvard pitcher in the last inning. We outbatted them somewhat, and outfielded them completely. When Howe gave base after base to the Bostons in the last inning the nine as a whole stood perfectly steady, not showing the slightest sign of that tendency to get rattled which has defeated so many Harvard teams. Cook made the one error of the game, fumbling a hot ball from Bennett's bat. It was so dark at the time that the error must be considered very excusable. Alward took Dickinson's place...
...take place near the boat house, showed how liable we are to accidents on the river. We hope that this word to the university boat club will be enough. Their attention has probably not been called emphatically to the matter until recently. There can now be not the slightest excuse for delay in so important a matter...
...understand that the clubs which form the Union Club have become exceedingly remiss in their obligations to the organization. Some of the clubs have not yet paid their rent. That is a matter which each club, that has the slightest pride in its own name, will immediately regulate...