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Friday evening-exhibition half mile steeple chase by Day; an attempt to lower the record for 600 yards by Wendell Baker, Harvard '86; the special mile run between Downs, H. A. A. Remington, M. A. C. and Dickinson, Col. A. C.; a game of Lacrosse between teams from the M. A. C., New York, Montreal, and Staten Island lacrosse clubs, and finally the foot ball game between...
...George, champion mile runner of America, will attempt to break the indoor record for the 1,000 yards and one mile run at the Seventh Regiment games this evening...
...squeezed out of the management unexpectedly at the last moment; but there is no excuse for anyone's being in such a position as to have to yield to the demand that was made. Moreover, the provisions for taking tickets at the gate were so inadequate that almost no attempt was made in the first rush to collect them, and consequently many tickets were resold. The rush could have been alleviated by better arrangements, especially by stipulating that no game should be played in the morning. It seems to have been the crowd from the morning game that made much...
...hard to understand the mental attitude of those students who can sell their fellow-students grand stand tickets for today's game at an advance in price and attempt to maintain their self-respect. Speculating in tickets, taking advantage of the fact that others cannot, or least do not rush to the first sale of tickets, is at best a business to be ashamed of; but carrying it on as a student among students, setting the value of a small gain above a regard for common kindness that should exist between man and man, to say nothing of college mates...
...line Cumnock and Hallowell played fairly well on the ends, though both had their hands full with the men opposite them. P. Trafford played strongly, and Finlay showed considerable improvement. Five touch-downs were scored by the 'Varsity, three in the first half and two in the second; no attempt was made to kick the goals. The second eleven scored five points through Frothingham's goal from the field. Mason, Blanchard and Shea played well among the forwards of the second eleven, and Harding was everywhere, tackling surely and rushing strongly. The teams were made up as follows...