Word: sporting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...matter of regret to the members of the bicycle club that Yale refused their challenge to a read race. Such a contest would undoubtedly have proved interesting not only to those who are actively engaged in the sport, but also to the members of the two colleges at large. But in refusing Harvard's challenge, the Yale Bicycle Club acted in perfect good faith. The athletic clubs of different colleges have their ups and downs, and just at the present moment the interest in bicycling at Yale seems to be way down, while on the other hand, the Harvard club...
...Chas. H. Norton; the "Lake Champlain Yacht Club," by Fred. G. Mather, and "Hints to Football Captains," by Walter C. Camp. In addition to these are the concluding installments of two excellent papers, the first of the series on "American College Athletics," Harvard University, by J. Mott Hallowell, and "Sport-Past, Present and Future," by Alex. Hunter...
...Yale and Harvard. Of course it will be impossible to arouse as general an interest in bicycling as exists in foot-ball, base-ball, or rowing, but a race like the one proposed will tend to lift bicycling from the comparatively insignificant place it now holds as a college sport. Yale has many good riders, and the race would probably be very closely contested...
Some men interested in the sport issued a call for a meeting last night, but so few men were present that nothing could be done. Another call has, however, been made, and it is to be hoped that it will be better responded to. Let every man who is interested in fencing, whether he can fence or not, attend, and if only by his presence, encourage and help on the club. There is no reason why there should not be a fencing club as well as a sparring club, or a club for the encouragement of any branch of athletics...
December's Outing opens with a fresh and interesting article on Sport. It deals mainly with shooting around the Potomac and abounds with anecdotes of that region. There follows an article on the Detroit Athletic Club, giving the positions of the various athletes in their respective branches. It also gives a description of the club-house, one of the finest in the country...