Word: sports
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...member of the University shall be admitted to witness any sports unless he be a member of the association. None but active members of the Association shall be allowed to enter as competitors in any sport...
...made by our teams fails to cause our hearts to throb with that bashful modesty which for so many years has been a conspicuous feature of the character of every Harvard man. In fact to put it squarely we have been disgracefully whipped in foot ball, the chief fall sport, and even in tennis we bend the knee to our victorious rival, Yale. If as we sincerely hope, defeats are the best incentives to victories, our teams must have received enough incentive during the last few months to make them well nigh invincible for many years to come...
Turning to our base ball prospects, we may well be happy. It is seldom indeed that a year opens more auspiciously for Harvard success in this sport than does the present. With a nine nearly if not absolutely as strong as the '84 team, we can confidently expect that hard work and honest, faithful training will bring the champion ship to Cambridge in 1885. The chances of our winning the race with Yale depend upon two variables,-the members of the crew, and the Athletic and Advisory Committees. As to the first we have no fear; as to the second...
...name of the Amateur Athlete is to be changed to The Cyclist and Athlete. This paper is devoted to amateur sport, and has departments pertaining to Bicycling, Lawn Tennis, Foot Ball, Athletics, etc. Paying attention as it does to college sports and games, it is of interest to all college athletes. Baird Bros., New York, are the editors and publishers...
...present cold snap will probably bring good skating for the holidays. The members of the Hockey Club will then have a chance to practice their favorite sport in private. This will put them in good trim to open the season on Fresh pond with great style...