Word: sported
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...children sport about those shrunken knees...
...steadily decreased, until the condition of the crews is now deplorable. But want of interest has not been the sole cause of this, for, since the revival of athletics here, it has been decisively shown that to hope for success one must apply himself to but one kind of sport. This of course is the only correct principle, but it necessitates a larger number of men to keep up the interest in the several branches of athletics...
...supporters of foot-ball were not a little surprised and disconcerted at the tone of an article which appeared in last week's Advocate, urging strongly the banishment of their favorite sport from the spring season. That such advice has been given just at this time (without considering for the moment whether it should be followed out next year) is likely to prove most hurtful to the success of the two matches for which our team is pledged this spring. The difficulty of obtaining money-subscriptions in aid of athletics this year is understood by all; and if the lukewarm...
...Messrs. Riggs and Denton, should conclude the meeting by sparring together, but as it was already quite late, the match was postponed until the next meeting. More interest was taken in the sparring matches than in any of the other exercises, and it is to be hoped that this sport will be well represented in future meetings...
...term "sporting the oak" has but little significance here at Harvard, and it would be well if, in this custom as in others, we followed the example of our English cousins. We have often heard, and oftener felt, the justness of the complaint that no one can "sport his-oak" here without running the risk of offending any of his friends who may happen to knock and not be admitted. A student is apt to think, when a man shows he is unable to work with him sitting by idle, and interrupting with a remark now and then, that...