Word: unfairness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...such as to give undue advantage to the pitcher, and also to prevent the necessary freedom of action in batting requisite in acquiring the art of placing the ball. Under the existing rule the pitcher is allowed to deliver seven balls before he can be punished for sending in unfair balls while the batsman is punished for failing to strike at the first three fair balls sent in to him. This is an advantage given the pitcher which has a damaging effect on the batting, especially in the matter of trying to bat with skill by placing the ball instead...
...noticing the peculiar logic that the committee used when deciding to force Harvard out of the intercollegiate series of foot-ball games this year. Attention is called to the fact that rules 19, 28 and 38 are "highly objectionable" to them because the rules were framed to prevent intentional unfair playing. This leads them to the inference that, since unfair playing is guarded against, a "manly spirit of fair play is not expected," but that instead, there is a "spirit of sharpers and roughs" in the games. Then, since the sport has "degenerated into brutal and dangerous contests." they sagely...
...fair-minded person, it must be evident that framing rules against unfair playing does not necessarily show the spirit of roughs and sharpers in the elevens. There was never a set of rules yet in any athletic sport which did not prohibit unfair play, because it is always possible that some "rough" or "sharper" may make unfair plays. One might as well, following their line of thought, give up the Christian religion because of the ten commandments; or like St. Simon Shylites, withdraw from the society of mankind and sit on the top of a pillar because of our criminal...
...Yale freshman eleven displayed unusual strength in its game Saturday with Williston, a school eleven with a rush line averaging 163 lbs, it easily won by 28 points too. It is significant that one of the Yale men received 3 warnings and was disqualified for unfair play. The Yale team was made up as follows;-Rushers-Coxe, Ketchum, Rogers, Sheppard, Corwin Vining, Farrington ; quarter-back,' Bayne; half backs, Dennen, Jennings; back, Martin; substitute, Willard...
Darling walked very fairly and gained well on Shattuck's lead, who came in first in slow time, Sm. 5 seconds, who however was disqualified for unfair walking, thus giving Darling the first prize. Neither of the contestants walked in any form and as this event is an important one on the Polo Ground programme it behooves the H. A. A. to try to train a good walker. Mr. Brown, '86, walked well last year and we were sorry not to see him walk on Saturday, as with proper coaching he might make a fast...