Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...later, Harvard played a return match with them in Montreal, scoring one goal to nothing for Brittania. The following Monday, in spite of snow and extremely disagreeable weather, a game was commenced with the McGill team, but, at the close of the first half, both teams were ready to withdraw and the game was called, with the score, one goal and one touchdown to nothing, in Harvard's favor...
...them to decide, in accordance with the ordinary rules of boating. All disputed points, provided that Harvard agrees to abide by the joint action of these committees, or, in case of a disputed point, by the decision of the neutral committee. But, in order that neither party may withdraw from the race in case it is dissatisfied with any action of the joint committee, or any decision of the neutral committee, we request that a written agreement be entered into by both parties that the race shall be rowed without fail, according to the rules which the aforesaid committee shall...
...which Harvard is to enter, as has been predicted by the foretellers, is a question which, however satisfactorily settled to the minds of the wiseacres, can only be settled after a fair and lengthy trial of the new system. Sufficient to say that Harvard does not intend to withdraw her teams from the field, and hopes to present a satisfactory showing wherever gentlemanly prowess is called into competition. - [Spirit of the Times...
...most of the students, especially the base-ball men, the arguments in favor of a reduction of the number of colleges in the league seem very strong. The feeling as to how many should be excluded is various; some few would say one, the majority think two should withdraw, while a respectable minority think that a league composed of Yale, Harvard and Princeton is by far the best arrangement, both for base-ball and foot-ball...
...meeting of the Base-ball Association this fall, a motion was made to the effect that Harvard withdraw from the league as the league was thought to be too large. This motion was referred to the executive committee without being acted upon, and the executive committee have as yet reached no decision in the matter...