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...every exertion, and spared neither time nor trouble to form a team which should be a credit to Harvard. And he may well be proud of the result. The eleven has brought nothing but honor to him and to us, and we are proud of the debt that we owe to Captain Holden. It should be a great comfort to him in his misfortune to feel that his men have not disgraced him. He may be assured that he has put the game of football at Harvard on a firm foundation, and that the result of his efforts will...
...interests of the laborers are not likely to be advanced by either of the great political parties.- Sumner. "What Social Classes Owe to Each Other," 84, et seq.; Princeton Review...
...held in honor of our victory, and bonfires, roman candles, fire-crackers and skyrockets (not the Princeton cheer) made night hideous for a short time. The general enthusiasm, however, was considerably dampened by the unfortunate accident to Captain Holden, to whose energy and patience Harvard men, individually and collectively, owe so much...
...strong. Can the blame be located? The captains of the university teams, we are certain, did their best and devoted themselves heartily to the work they had in hand. The base-ball material at the opening of last season seemed most unpromising and yet Harvard made a strong showing, owing principally to the energy of Captain Willard. On the other hand, we heard many mutterings that the best men were not all represented on the team, and that a more judicious choosing would have given Harvard a better place in the base-ball contest. We are inclined to doubt...
...matters he does not understand. It has seemed to some, perhaps, like brazen effrontery for the nine to flaunt their striped blazers in the faces of those who paid for them, and to calmly spend their time as best suits themselves, with no apparent regard to the duty they owe their class. But let those malcontents fret no longer, but console themselves with the thought that the nine and its estimable captain cannot err but must in their infinite wisdom do what is right...