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Fifty years later came another contest resulting in a new enlargement. In 1736 there was a "great awakening" in Northampton, where Johnathan Edwards was preaching. In 1740 George Whitfield came like a great wind of God across the land. The college life was stirred. The sober souls grew fearful of enthusiasm. President Holyoke preached against Pharisaism. And Dr. Wigglesworth, the Hollis professor, wrote a strong letter to the great evangelist, protesting against his aspersions on the college piety. It is not necessary to take sides in the old dear dispute. Certainly it is not necessary for us to praise...
...with pluck by both teams. The steady play of the men was especially noticeable when it is remembered that fast running was out of the question, good tackling extremely difficult, and sure kicking absolutely impossible. A steady down-pour of rain can hardly conduce to success in any athletic contest, especially when that contest is one of foot-ball...
...next event on the programme was the freshman eight-oar race. But as it took some time for them to find their places in the various barges, it was decided that the single scull men should contest meanwhile...
...rejoiceth much. Special regulations were adopted this year to the effect that no foot-ball men should be allowed to spree. The freshmen, by superior coaching, took the first two canes, the light-weight and the middle-weight. The struggle for the heavy-weight cane was a stubborn contest; after working hard for one hour and forty minutes, neither man was able to wrest it from his opponent and the cane was divided, the freshmen thus getting 2 1-2 canes and the sophomores only 1-2 a cane...
...prize winners in this meeting must contest in some event, not necessarily the same one, in the handicap meeting Saturday in order to get their prizes...