Word: spite
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Stagg's team had the ball and started with the wedge. They could not gain in two downs, and on the third Stagg punted Harvard in turn carried the ball steadily down the field in spite of the backs' repeated fumbles. Trafford, Lake and Fearing all made substantial gains a d the play was on Y. M. C. A.'s five yard line. Springfield did finely and Harvard lost the ball on four ineffectual rushes. The crimson was immediately forced back twenty yards by Stagg's successful drives through the centre; but Harvard got the ball and Fearing and Lake...
...announced that the captains of the senior and junior class elevens have decided to play off the tie game next Tuesday afternoon in spite of the fact that it will conflict with the game which the 'varsity eleven plays with Wesleyan that afternoon. It was originally decided to play the game on Wednesday and this would have been much the better arrangement. Every senior and junior will want to attend the class game, and if it is played on Tuesday the attendance at the 'varsity game will be seriously affected. The game with Wesleyan is the most important one that...
...position of the Republican party on the question of civil service reform. He read extracts from party platforms formulating sweeping pledges and then the statistics of the post office where thirty-two thousand fourth class post masters alone were removed under Mr. Wanamaker's regime. And this in spite of the declaration that Republican promises were to be fulfilled without regard to the attitude of Democratic administration. He praised Secretary Tracy's reform in the navy yards, but showed that it had not received President Harrison's approval. In conclusion he pointed out the flagrant abuses of civil service reform...
...Andover had the ball at the start and went in with a rush, scoring within five minutes, before the '93 team waked up. The criss-cross, and running tackles tell the story. Hazen kicked the goal. After this however, Andover could not score again during the first half, in spite of a gift of twenty-five yards from the referee, who thought he saw a Harvard man make a foul tackle...
...first day of the tennis tournament went off most successfully yesterday. In spite of the very large number of entries all but four of the matches in the first round, and three of those in the second were played off. Today it is hoped to get all the matches in the second and third round played, which will narrow the men down to the semi-finals. The managers of the tournament deserve great praise for the very satisfactory way in which they have done their work, so far, especially for the promptness with which they have got the matches played...