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There is no denying that a certain set of young Americans, more particularly in New York and in Boston, affect the Englishman and ape all his affectations. They mimic every English trick in the most snobbish way. They attempt an English accent, and they sprinkle Briticisms freely through their speech. They talk of their "fads," and they call people "cads," and they abound in the most amusing little affectations. Their greatest happiness is to be taken for an Englishman-a joy not often vouchsafed to them. It was to one of these pitiful imitations-a young Bostonian-that a clever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANGLOMANIA. | 2/7/1884 | See Source »

...have recently seen a copy of the New Haven Palladium in which is printed the following item: "We are sorry to see in the Yale News the statement that the 'Varsity' are doing so and so. This is a Harvardism. But if we must affect something, surely some other place than Harvard should be copied from." The use of "Varsity" as an abbreviation for "University," when the term is applied to crews and teams representative of the college and professional schools, is not by any means a Harvardism, but, as all college men know, it is the word used...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/31/1884 | See Source »

...presence of a professional in this sense, however, on the college grounds, if a man of good character might be productive of less harm than intercourse with technical amateurs of lower character. But this did not affect the faculty's position. Their objection was to the introduction of professional methods and spirit into college sports. The two should be totally divorced. It seems for this reason that the faculty objected to employing for temporary periods any professional trainer. If such a trainer, however, had renounced the pursuit of his profession he would no longer be considered a professional within...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONFERENCE ON ATHLETICS. | 1/21/1884 | See Source »

...slight, rule 11 being filled up by pushing back 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. The ball is not put in play after a catch by two touching it; but if it touches the ground it is, the idea of the whole being to eliminate all "fisticuffs" but not affect the dash, spirit and courage required for the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTERPRETING THE RULES. | 12/21/1883 | See Source »

...game as played at present, but he must have absolute control of it, and the punishment must operate against the whole team, to diminish its score, if need be, or it would not be efficacious. The action of the committee in this one case is not intended to affect any future action which the committee may desire to take; it applies only to the proposed Yale game. Prof. Norton hopes when the season is over that a convention of old Harvard foot-ball men may be called, in order to see what may be done to improve the sport...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE. | 11/28/1883 | See Source »

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