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...true inwardness of Yale's position in the base-ball question is beginning to be understood at New Haven, for the determination of Princeton and Harvard to leave her to contest with the smaller colleges, if she does not see fit to join them, has begun to work consequences of no little moment. It is reported that some members of the nine are about to give up practice if they are to be compelled to play with inferior nines. Although the college has voted once for all not to join the triangular league, still another meeting will probably be called...
...Saturday the contest for medals to be given those making the best records in the pole-vault and putting the shot were held in the gymnasium. Gibson put the shot 32 feet 5 1-2 inches; Bowen; 31 feet 7 1-2 inches; Manley, 31 feet 4 1-2 inches. In the pole-vault, Leavitt cleared 9 feet 3 inches; Craig, 9 feet; Wheelwright, 8 feet 6 inches, and Dickerman, 7 feet 6 inches. The Athletic Association has decided to offer a medal for general improvement in each of the events...
...bout of the light-weight, Austin, '87, against Hillebrand, '87, resulted in a victory for the former, who thereby won the light-weight cup. The sparring was hard and marked by much clinching. The three rounds were so close that a fourth had to be fought to decide the contest...
Ashe and Shockley fought the three prettiest and most scientific rounds of the day, in the first bout of the middle-weight. Ashe-won the contest...
...London, between the two university crews of Harvard and Yale? And why is this paramount to the intercollegiate regatta rowed on Lake George or Saratoga? Because the element of chance, in winning, is less. That is one reason; and another is, that the interest in the contest is more concentrated, being centred on only two crews...