Word: developed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...prospects for a nine this year would be good if we had a pitcher who could compete with Stagg. There remain three months to develop such a man. Our article this moring on the candidates says that a number of men are anxious for the position and mean to work for it. This must be done or we shall lose another championship which although not so near our grasp as was the foot-ball, is still within the range of possibility. Harvard does not wish to add another series of defeats to the performances of the last two years...
...order to make our Mott Haven team of this year a winning one. Although there is every prospect for as good a team as last year, still it must be borne in mind that we did not win last year; and therefore must put forth all our energies to develop and perfect the material that we have. The loss of Rogers will be very severely felt, there being no one to take his place in the 100-yards dash. A good deal of attention will be given to developing men for the hammer and shot contests. Coxe has left Yale...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- Shortly after the recess, the Saturday afternoon contests in the pole vaults, in the running high jump and in putting the shot will be commenced. The object is to develop men who shall win for Harvard at Mott Haven...
...seems to me that it would be an excellent plan if a series of contests were arranged for Saturday afternoons in running-high and standing jump, and in pole vaulting, cups to be awarded the winners. This would, perhaps, bring out some new men and would develop the existing material for the team which goes into training after Xmas. The plan has been tried at Yale with considerable success, and would at any rate raise the standard of our own athletics...
...Evert Jansen Wendell, '82, is one which every college man should read. The writer advances several convincing arguments in favor of athletics, which he says "not only tend to discourage looseness of living and to found a strong constitution, but, if taken rightly, they can hardly fail to develop in the athlete to a marked degree the qualities of courage, perseverance, loyalty, and a high sense of honor." This is a sentiment which must commend itself to all earnest, thinking men. It is undoubtedly the true way to look at athletics; and to reach this result, Mr. Wendell contends...