Word: affidavit
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harvard's evidence is a dispatch from Ames to H. F. Billings, jr., manager of the Virginia Brights nine of Chicago, and an affidavit of a certain Paul Buckley, in which he swears to Ames being a professional ball player. The dispatch and the affidavit are overbatim as follows...
...Hotel, New York, Mr. Richards of Yale in the chair. The meeting was called by Harvard for an oral examination of Ames, Princeton's full-back, and Mr. Leeds, Harvard's delegate, proceeded at once to read evidence against Ames. Princeton objected on a point of order as the affidavit had been questioned before it had been received. The chair sustained Mr. Leeds, but was overruled by Princeton, University of Pennsylvania and Wesleyan, the delegate from the latter college taking two hours to cast the deciding vote. Harvard offered to waive all technicalities and to produce for oral examination...
...three members of the faculty, stating that he is a bona fide student; matriculated for the then current college year, and regularly pursuing a course which requires his attendance upon at least five lectures, or recitations, a week. And the player shall further furnish to the advisory committee an affidavit stating that he is a bona fide student, matriculated for the then current college year, and regularly pursing a course which requires his attendance upon at least five lectures, or recitations, a week, and that it is his attention to continue in said courses until the expiration of the then...
...Athletic committee, or faculty of such college or university, or any individual whatsoever. And any player who is specially challenged under this section by any member of the association in writing, shall, within five days after the filing of such challenge, file with the secretary of the association, an affidavit, duly verified under oath, showing that he is in no way violating the provisions of this section, and upon his failure to make and file such affidavit he shall be barred from participating in any contest of this association. And in case the sufficiency of such affidavit be questioned...
...therefore prescribed that in such case, if a list of the books and publications comprised in one order, accompanied with the requisite oath of the officer of the institution, is filed in the office of the collector before or with the entry of the first installment, and an affidavit is made by the importing agent on each subsequent entry, the evidence may be accepted as sufficient. A certified copy of such list and oath should also be filed with the naval officer. The regulations specified will be construed accordingly. Books intended for the use of an officer of such...