Word: indoors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania will hold a large indoor meeting in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, February...
...called the meeting to order. He said that the team, following the custom of former years, would begin training immediately after Christmas, and that it was particularly necessary to commence hard work right away because on February 15th, the Boston Athletic association would hold a handicap indoor meeting open to all amateurs, which it is hoped a large number of Harvard men will enter. Moreover, it may happen that the New York Athletic union may transfer its amateur indoor championship of America to Boston, on account of the better accommodations here. There is every reason why Harvard should work especially...
...school. The course, though especially intended for teachers of gymnastics is, nevertheless, open to all who desire to undertake it. The work will be both theoretical and practical the former comprising lectures recitations and practical talks, while the practical work will be made as hard as possible, including both indoor and outdoor athletics. Drs. Sargent, Bradford, Dennett and Ingraham will conduct the theoretical work while the exercises will be given under the direction of Dr. Sargent, with M. Eberhard, Prof. McDaniel, Mr. Cornish, Miss E. G. Durgin and several others as assistants. A general certificate indicating the manner in which...
This is the first time that a Harvard meeting has been thrown open to members of other colleges and the event marks a great advance in Harvard indoor athletics. The meetings in former years have had a purely local interest and have failed to arouse any great enthusiasm. The plan inaugurated by today's meeting, if successful now, will undoubtedly be continued and will give the Harvard winter meetings an important place in intercollegiate athletics...
...Saturday, was marked by one of the poorest as well as one of the best sparring bouts held in the gymnasium this year. The Athletic Association is always ready to urge new men to come forward, and it offers every means in its power by which the standard of indoor and outdoor athletics may be raised. An exhibition, however, like the first one in sparring on Saturday, which was devoid of every appearance of the slightest scientific excellence, cannot help but have an effect opposed to the purposes for which the meetings are held. The other events in the meeting...