Word: rival
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...part of the fall. The news of Harvard's challenge created quite a stir among us and the matter of its acceptance was very widely discussed. There was a large element opposed to acceptance, and with reason. The desire, however, to make Harvard understand that Columbia is no mean rival, which, judging from expressions of Harvard men in the past, that high and mighty institution seems to think she is, overcame the opposition and the challenge was accepted by the unanimous vote of the students in mass meeting assembled. The race in June will show what the probable result...
...above facts no one of refinement or delicacy of feeling could have witnessed the rude and very ungentlemanly conduct of certain members of the section Friday without visiting upon it the severest condemnation. I trust that a little of that sense of right which is, presumably, directed against a rival eleven, will exert itself actively in discouraging a repetition of the present instance...
...publications of that great college, which cannot for the life of it support an illustrated paper of its own, slash at the productions of more ambitious colleges. We have all given up hoping that Yale will ever evolve out of its conservatism sufficient enterprise to put a rival in the field for the Lampoon or The Tiger. It has evidently given up all hope, itself, since the News recovered from those weekly gasps after the (to Yale) Unattainable, which appeared in its supplement last year and so like the fox who was minus a tail, it deems it its only...
...feeling at Yale over Harvard's victory last Saturday, we are assured, is one of general satisfaction. The college had until then considered Princeton her strongest rival. Now interest is centred in the Harvard game. A large delegation will undoubtedly accompany the team, and the hope is expressed that the contest will be of the most friendly nature. Harvard will be pleased to show every courtesy in her power to her great rival...
Myers and George, the rival runners, have agreed upon a contest, to take place at the Polo Grounds on Thanksgiving...