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At the second convention of the Inter-Collegiate Lacrosse Association at Harvard on the 22d of last month, it will be remembered, a constitution was adopted and the rules hitherto in use were considerably altered. The following are some of the important changes : A clause was inserted in the constitution...
The most acceptable outcome of the base-ball convention, as far as Harvard is concerned, is the revival of the old custom of having a series of five games with Yale. '83 is the only class in college that can remember such a series. The last series was played under...
The evidence shown at the convention that, whatever feelings of rivalry may exist between the colleges, there nevertheless exists along with these feelings a strong desire to maintain friendly relations of long standing, even at the expense of personal sacrifice and concession on the part of individual members of the...
The changes made by the convention in the constitution of the association and in the playing rules of the game were in the main excellent. The new regulations in regard to umpires will, it is hoped, prevent a good deal of needless bickering and fault-finding and will assure honest...
We are glad to see that the convention decided to retain the foul-bound catch, but think they would have done even better if they had also retained the old rule in regard to the delivery of the pitcher. Still, under the circumstances, these are minor matters of consideration and...