Word: word
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Class Day is now near at hand, a word of admonition to the "powers that be," concerning the employment of Pinkerton men on that occasion, is not amiss. For the past few years these detectives. who are usually mustered from the roughs of the North End in Boston, have been employed by some one in power to watch over the yard and the surrounding spreads. At times they have made themselves most objectionable. Last year several stationed themselves at the gate of the gymnasium spread and tried to admit their lady friends by attempting to bulldoze the proper custodian. This...
...third game with Yale had been arranged to take place in New York on July 1, in case of a tie. The authority for this action was given by Yale to one of her alumni who has been closely identified with the athletic interests of that University. No official word had been received last night, but the report comes from reliable sources and is in all probability true...
...word "go" will be given at any moment after the three whistles...
...take place on Decoration Day at the annual carnival of the New Jersey Athletic Club. The message stated that similar letters had been sent to Yale and Princeton and that entries were expected from both colleges. The race, it was understood, would be contested only by college teams. Word was at once sent that Harvard was ready to enter a team. However, neither Yale nor Princeton signified any willingness to compete, and a letter came to Cambridge, asking if a ream from Harvard would race in an open competition. This proposition was also agreed upon, on condition that what ever...
...University of Michigan athletic team will compete in the Word's Fair games next summer...