Word: mistaken
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...weeks after the work of the year had begun. The other entered Princeton College for the first time, as a special student, only a short time before the Princeton-Harvard game on Nov. 16, which was the first game in which either of them played. The natural, although perhaps mistaken, inference is that these gentlemen were brought to Princeton to play football The inference is strengthened in the one case by the engrossing nature of the duties of an instructor in a large preparatory school; and in the other by the fact that the gentleman referred to is said...
...with him in the opinion he has expressed. We cannot, however, join him in the uncharitable attitude which he has assumed toward good old Mother Advocate. If she be in error she need not be denounced as imbecile. Yet with all due deference to her we believe she is mistaken. Whatever may have been her intention, she has not fairly represented Harvard's attitude toward her own withdrawal from the foot ball league. Very possibly there are men among us whose natural timidity forces them to look askance at Harvard's recent action, but these men neither represent the prevailing...
...Princeton team will conclude to keep up their connection with the college until the end of the year-at least they will be subjected to the greatest pressure toward this end. As to the actual intentions of some of Princeton's players, however, the faculty may well be mistaken, since their information on the vital point in question from their very position is almost sure to be unreliable. However that may be, even they, we believe, would find it difficult to explain the coming of George and Cash at the eleventh hour on any other ground than the supposition that...
...report has been going the rounds of the college to the effect that a costly iron fence is to be built quite around the yard. The story, we are aware, is not authoritatively told, and yet, even at the risk of being mistaken, we think it best to give the matter some attention. On a priori grounds doubtless a fence such as described would not be half a bad idea. Expecially if it served the purpose of excluding the trouble some trespasser and the abominable "mucker" we would be forced to admit it a common blessing. There seem...
...misunderstanding on the part of Exeter's manager arose from his mistaken belief that Harvard had failed to let him know as soon as possible of her inability to play the game on the day scheduled. The question now arises whether or not Harvard made every effort to play a game on Wednesday, May 1, as arranged. Late Tuesday might it was found that the class team would have to be examined by Dr. Sargent before leaving town. Efforts were made the next morning to have this done, but the captain of the '91 nine did not succeed in getting...