Word: protestable
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...Harvard Athletic Committee has just learned by correspondence with the Pennsylvania Athletic Committee that the football agreement made in 1897 was cancelled in 1900. This action had been overlooked by both committees until after lists of players had been exchanged and the recent protest made. Under the supposition that the agreement was still in force, the Harvard Committee had already taken action on September 29, 1905, by which Pennsylvania was notified that Harvard desired to terminate the aforesaid agreement after January 1, 1906. The effect of that action was merely to leave each party a free hand for the future...
...Committee has now advised the football management to make no further representations in connection with its protest, having been officially informed that the player in question has been declared eligible under regulations at present in force at Pennsylvania...
...view of statements appearing in the public press regarding Harvard's protest of certain Pennsylvania players, the Chairman of the Athletic Committee desires to make the following statement of Harvard's position...
When the Pennsylvania list was received at Harvard, the names of two players were noticed whose eligibility seemed questionable to the Harvard Football Management. Exercising his undoubted right, Captain Hurley at once forwarded a respectful protest. The name of one of these persons is apparently to be withdrawn. Regarding the other person, the question of his eligibility turned upon a perfectly legitimate difference of opinion with respect to the application of the eligibility rules. The protest implies no charge of bad faith in the matter, and is one which ought to be discussed and settled in an entirely friendly manner...
...Cascarets have been disqualified, upon protest from further participation in the series for not having obeyed the rules, and all games of the team have been declared forfeited...