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Worcester Academy won the annual indoor interscholastic games which were held in Mechanics Hall on Saturday afternoon. The star of the meet was J. H. Converse of Hale's School, who broke the record in the running high jump by clearing the bar at 5 ft. 9 1-2 in. and equaled the record of 5 4-5 seconds in the 45 yards low hurdles. W. W. Coe, of of Hopkinson, put the shot 38 ft. 4 3-4 in., making a new record. A. F. Duffy, of Worcester Academy, won the only first place which the academy scored, although...
...automatic instruments which record atmospheric conditions has been continued. Last September records were brought down from a height of 9,255 feet, which is the greatest altitude ever reached by kites, and later another ascent was made which promised to be still higher but the wires holding the kite broke and the kite and instruments were lost. They have, however, been replaced...
...Balch '59 died at his home in Jamaica Plain last Friday. After graduation at Harvard he began the study of law, which he broke off to enlist in the army. Owing to lack of health he was obliged to return to the law, and accepted the position of private secretary to Charles Summer. He was admitted to the bar in 1861, and in 1863 entered the office of William Minot. His ability was soon recognized and he became prominent in his profession. After occupying for many years one of Mr. Minot's offices he finally associated himself with Messrs. Charles...
General Albert Ordway, the famous army officer, who died Sunday evening at the Hoffman House, New York, was a student of the Lawrence Scientific School when the Civil War broke out, and left College to enlist. He obtained a colonel's commission at the age of 21, and had a brilliant war record...
...play, Yale's ends appeared as weak as they had been represented, as Dibblee and Warren then made the longest runs of the game. On an average, however, end plays were by no means sure of gains. The interference was easily broken up, most often by the forwards who broke through, or the runner was hindered by his own men. The backs were also slow in starting, and when they were off, ran with none of the energy that characterized the work of the Yale backs. Dibblee and Warren, however, both did excellent work under the conditions, and would doubtless...