Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sung at this game, and most of us thought those songs were to be learned and sung at the practice. Copies were distributed to the men, but absolutely no effort was made to start singing. The men were ready and anxious, but the Glee Club for some unknown reason seemed indisposed to start things going by leading. The band has worked hard at all the important games, and it seems to many of us only fitting that the Glee Club should do its share of the work. The songs are good ones, but will be absolutely useless because...
...followed by the Graduate Manager is, in the main, one of established custom. A large number of persons have always been considered to have special privileges and the sale of seats to them this year has but slightly exceeded that of the large games in 1897 and 1898. The reason why the allotment for this game compares so unfavorably with that of previous years is due to the large sale to season ticket holders. It exceeds that of last year by 4000 tickets. If we subtract 4000 from the 16,100 mentioned above, we should have only...
...have been given up as leading to bad sport, and college boys have begun to acquire consciences both about the time taken from regular work, and about the method of winning games. The deception and brutality which once seemed an inevitable accompaniment of the games have given place to reasonably fair dealings, especially among the older universities. The games promise to become lessons in honorable conduct as well as in the development and care of the body. Not that we have reached the ideal, for there are still distressing lapses, but that the friends of intercollegiate sports have good reason...
Hersey, left halfback, runs entirely too high and, for this reason, his interference and work on the defense are weak. But he is now showing more dash and spirit than heretofore
...appearance in his position and his quick work were another encouraging feature of the practice. The team seemed to work as a unit, the only faults being the fumbling of Kendall, and Burnett's high passing for kicks. This is certainly a dangerous element, but there is no reason why it should not be easily eradicated...