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...that this advantage, if it be one, will have been given twice to the present Senior class. But it may be doubted whether this last place is any great advantage; fifty-three per cent of the Juniors who spoke at the preliminary trial are to speak at the final contest, against fifty-seven per cent of the Senior candidates. The difference between the proportions, it will be seen, is very slight, notwithstanding the fact that the Juniors spoke first. In an arrangement by lot, there would be a certainty that some men would have the last place both years...
THREE of the Class Nines - Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen - are already hard at work, and the prospect for an exciting contest is indeed encouraging. '81 has taken hold of the project with a commendable enthusiasm, that was scarcely to be expected, considering the large number of men she has contributed to the 'Varsity and Class crews. That there should be twenty-three men in training for a Class Nine shows an interest in athletics and an amount of class feeling that is indeed surprising in these days of indifference. '82 and '83 are scarcely behind '81 in zeal...
...suggestions may be made for the management of future meetings. The first is for the better arranging of the club-swinging. Every one saw what difficulty there was in deciding the winner of this contest, and how very hard it was to draw the line between the "legitimate" and the "juggling." Then, too, the length of the performance grew a little tiresome after twenty minutes or so, and while one man used clubs weighing nearly sixteen pounds, another's were only about five pounds. Some rules to regulate these things seem to be needed. Let there be two classes according...
...Club Swinging (legitimate) followed next, and brought out Messrs. J. C. Rolfe, '81 (one of the contestants on the parallels the week before), R. Luce, '82, J. T. Howe, '80, the winner of the Club Juggling, and E. D. Brandegee, '81, of the Varsity. Mr. Rolfe's swinging was very graceful; but, as on the parallels, his motions, though very well executed, lacked variety; and as Mr. Luce showed a lamentable want of practice, the contest for the prize was quickly narrowed down to Messrs. Brandegee and Howe. The former, with 8 lb. clubs, executed a number of very difficult...
...Bacon. Mr. Burr has been suffering from the effects of a recent severe illness, and rather overestimated his strength, so that he was unable to finish the bout. The style of both men was excellent, and had Mr. Burr only been himself, it would have been a most interesting contest. Messrs. R. Sturgis, '81, the Captain of the Lacrosse Team, and G. B. Morison, '83, the Captain of the Freshman Football Team, contended in the Running High-Jump. The bar was gradually raised from 4 ft. 6 in. to 5 ft. 2 in., without a failure to clear...