Word: takings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...shooting match between Yale and Harvard will take place this morning on the grounds of the Springfield Gun club. Following are the teams: Yale-Sage (captain), Pike, Locke, Burrell, and Farwell or Gaston. Harvard-Quinlan (captain), Luce, Post, Bacon and Dodge...
...fifth hare and hounds run of the H. A. A. will take place this afternoon. The start will be from the gymnasium...
...called the meeting to order at 8 p. m., sharp. and Captain Cumnock proceeded at once to state the reasons for which the meeting had been called, using as a text a letter from Mr. Francis M. Weld '60. The scope of the letter was that Harvard should take some stand against professionalism, and after the letter had been read the subject was thrown open for discussion. Honore '88, moved that Harvard offer to Yale to form a dual league in football. The motion upon being seconded, was fully discussed by speakers from the floor, and Mr. Hooper '80, read...
...motion was discussed fully and from the words of the speakers it was evident that a good many, both graduates and undergraduates, were of the opinion that immediate action would be inexpedient. Still the opinion of the majority seemed to be that Harvard should take some definite stand against professionalism in college athletics, and that the best means to attain the desired end was to withdraw unconditionally from the football league. Objections to offering to form a dual league with Yale were raised and were answered by the argument that Harvard in her stand against professionalism should not refuse...
...Moved, seconded and carried, that the present advisory committee on football be empowered to treat with Yale on the subject of a dual league in football, any action they may take to be subject to the ratification of the college...