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...many graduates who now feel the same deep and lively interest in college athletics which stirred them to their very marrow and nerved them to their utmost endeavor in every contest during those fast flying years when they were themselves at old Harvard, there is apparent today throughout the University, an explicable feeling that is in the very air of Cambridge; among the men on the various athletic teams as well as among the undergraduates at large. A lifeless, listless attitude toward everything; a "we can't-help-it" spirit that is sickening. In short a total lack of real...
Great preparations are being made for the Exeter-Andover athletic tournament to be held a week from today. Exeter and Andover have both held their annual spring tournament, and judging from the records made the contest will be very close. Andover is ahead in the pole vault and standing broad jump, while Eveter will probably capture most of the dashes. In the tennis tournament to be held in the morning, Harrison will represent Exeter in the singles, and Day, Andover...
...England colleges, and among her games one had been arranged with Harvard. A telegram was received canceling the game, too late, however, for the Harvard management to make arrangements for another practice game. It was of importance that at least one game should be played this week before the contest with Yale. The nine by its work on Saturday, showed its ability to play a strong fielding game, but practice in batting is much needed. It is to be hoped, however, that the failure to play this game will in no wise affect the result of the game on Saturday...
...annual base ball contest between the two greatest preparatory schools of New England, Phillips Academy, Andover, and Phillips Exeter Academy, will occur next Saturday. It impossible to predict the result of the game. The nines of both schools have undergone many changes since the beginning of the season, and neither are playing so good a game as the nines of these schools have played in recent years. Andover is handicapped by the inability of Stearns to pitch. If he were in his last year's form there would be little question of the result of the game but without...
...recent interstate oratorical contest held at Grinnell, Iowa, au organization was formed, called the Western College Press Association, for the purpose of elevating the standard of college journalism. It is formed on the model of the New England College Press Association, of which Editor Abbot, of the Collegian is president...