Word: withdrawal
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...effect, due to the introduction of the Princeton cheer, while that of '89 would have a lurid background and a leaden finish. McPherson established a good record for himself in the box, but Gallivan's three-bagger in the eighth knocked off a finger-nail and forced him to withdraw. Eighty-nine put in Downer in his place, after some little discussion, and the '88 men nearly knocked the ball to pieces. That eighth inning laid out the sophomores, for '88 got two three-baggers, a two-bagger and two singles...
...athletic associations shall be at liberty to withdraw from the plan at the end of any college year...
...proposition of Harvard and Princeton to withdraw from the inter-collegiate foot-ball league and form a league composed of Yale, Harvard and Princeton, does not meet with much favor at Yale. Yale will probably call a meeting soon and discuss the matter...
...mass meeting in Princeton College, Wednesday, the following officers of the Foot-ball Association were elected: Thomas B. Hamilton, class of '88, president; J. R. Barr, class of '89, secretary and treasurer. Wm. J. Cook, class of '89, captain of the team, spoke in favor of Princeton withdrawing from the present intercollegiate league, and uniting with Harvard and Yale in a new one. Prof. Johnson was introduced, and advocated the plan for the purpose of making a more compact league, associating the three leading universities more closely, formulating good rules and eliminating undesirable features. Capt. Larkin of the base-ball...
...Intercollegiate Base-ball Association meets to-day at the Massasoit House, Springfield. Harvard will withdraw formally from the league...