Word: willingness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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As regards the fairness of the course with respect to a triple race, in case of rough weather the three crews certainly could not row under equal conditions. But if Yale and Columbia are willing to take their chances, there is no possible reason why Harvard should not also. As...
It is now possible to state with a great degree of certainty that this drawback will be removed and that the College Library will be lighted with incandescent electric light. For some months past the authorities have been investigating the feasibility of such a plan and have now determined upon...
To the impartial and unprejudiced observer of foot-ball games during the past season, it must have been decidedly apparent that the game, as played by the principle college elevens has very little that will entitle it to public favor. The game is still a violent struggle, where beef counts...
"We feel confident, however, that we have convinced Yale, that if the Princeton grounds are out of the question, the New Haven grounds are too. New Haven one year means Princeton the next. The fact is settled beyond dispute that the Yale-Princeton game must be played on neutral grounds...
...permanent form which the trophy will take, will not only conduce to a permanently higher grade of play but ought to be a reason for liberal subscriptions. When men are willing to pay without hesitation for the current expenses of their respective teams, we should expect even more willingness in aid of such a perpetual emblem. Then too, no other sport has so many advantages as tennis. The hundreds of enthusiasts in the sport should make the collection of the sum required an easy matter. Friends of tennis then, come forward and give to the college a tennis trophy which...