Word: sportsmanship
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...spring, in reference to football. I wish Yale's position to be clearly understood, and now address this letter to you in order that no possible ambiguity may remain. There is a pride Yale will not pay for college sports. She considers them worth preserving with competitors in whose sportsmanship she has confidence, and who have reciprocal confidence in her sportsmanship. This also means her clean, honorable, forbearing rivalry on every field. She was led to doubt whether Harvard still extended that confidence in her. If Harvard did not, if there was danger that these old struggles would lead...
...reason of a failure on the part of each to clearly understand the position taken by the other under the conditions which arose last spring. Permit me to assure you, speaking for myself, and I believe for Harvard supporters, we have not questioned, and do not question, the general sportsmanship of Yale teams. I write this in simple justice to Harvard men who heartily deprecated the exaggerated newspaper assaults upon the Yale team as manifested in the winter and spring. Dr. W. A. Brooks and Dr. W. M. Conant authorize me to speak for them as I have spoken...
trary they might be the crews of a single university preparing to meet a common rival. It is certainly a most pleasing picture, and shows the true spirit of sportsmanship...