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Considerable interest has been felt in this contest, and before it became known that the seniors were to give handicaps to the underclassmen, odds were freely offered that eighty-six would win the cups. As it was, the shooting was extremely close, and the senior team barely made good its allowance to the juniors. The sophomore team was short one man, and by agreement of the team captains, was allowed to substitute an extra round by the three members present...
...contest for the Means Prize Speaking was held at Phillips Academy, night before last. The first prize was awarded to Hotlaling...
This afternoon occurs the first of the freshman championship series, the game with Yale, '89. We have been led to expect a very exciting contest; the men on both nines have been working hard and faithfully, and have kept this game in mind from the very beginning. Every freshmen should make it a point of being present to encourage and support the home nine by cheering and applause; and such encouragement and support are absolutely necessary. As for the members of the nine, we are sure they will do their part, and do it as well as possible. They should...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON.- There is a good deal of unfavorable comment in the college at large upon the fact that one of the judges in the preliminary contest of the Boylston Prize Speaking had received considerable sums of money for tutoring some of the competitors. In such cases it is almost impossible that a judge should not be prejudiced in favor of one in whom he felt a personal interest, whom he had himself drilled, and who reflected his own ideas of oratory. He is to a great extent sitting in judgment upon his own tastes and opinions. Without making...
...rolling for nearly three hours. The game was between the "Bessies" and the CRIMSON nine, and so great was the interest in the result that nearly 100 men betook themselves to Jarvis to see the champion nine of last year score its first victory in the present series. The contest was so full of interesting features that it is impossible to record them all. Perhaps what called for most applause was the terrific hitting of the champions, and, next to that, the terrific fielding of their opponents. Towards the close of the game the Bessies released some of their regular...