Word: sufferers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...owing our support of the nine in the Yale game to the energy of a few upper-class men. If every man in the class gave according to his means the crew would not lack money; for out of a class of over three hundred the crew would not suffer. It is the spirit which we lack-the spirit of interest and desire to support our athletics as far as we can individually. What a humiliation for future classes to point to us as the class which had not the spirit-for we can raise the funds if we have...
...cricket eleven deserve great praise for their decisive victory over Longwood on Saturday. The Longwood team holds the championship of New England, and last year did not suffer a single defeat. Not since 1887 has Harvard won a game from them. Saturday's match, however, showed that the Harvard eleven have made a great improvement over last year's playing, and have improved since the beginning of this season, especially in fielding. Their faithful work may earn the intercollegiate championship for Harvard, and at all events deserves hearty recognition by the college...
...interest is disheartening to the crew as well as to the manager, and will tell in the races. No man can pull his best when he feels that his classmates are indifferent to success. It the members of '93 are not wholly indifferent to their crew, and willing to suffer the disgrace of forfeiting the Columbia race, which they were so slow in arranging, they must make a decided change of front. They must show more interest in the work of the crew from day to day, and, above all, must respond immediately and liberally to the call for subscriptions...
...opportunity of urging men to put down their names for events in the games. The classes in tumbling and wrestling which have been formed ought certainly to bring out a good number of contestants in these two events, and other branches of indoor athletics should not be allowed to suffer from mere lack of the energy which is required to make the requisite entries. The Athletic Association announced the events of the meetings unusually early this year in order that the men might have as long a time as possible to do their training, and it will reflect discreditably...
...have not as a class subscribed freely to your crew, I will make a few statements as to the management and needs of the crew, trusting that when you thoroughly understand the matter you will not let the crew suffer for lack of the necessary funds...