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...training; an amusing instance was that of a country boy who insisted on running barefoot on a cinder track. Almost all the contests are intra-collegiate, but occasionally the university soccer team has an opportunity to try its ability against outside teams, and is often defeated by the crack elevens from the British warships. Baseball has usually been restricted to the American instructors, but in the last year or two the students have taken it up with some success...
Again, there are certain subjects which might be argued in the CRIMSON 'till the crack of doom,--with no results. Some of our correspondents might far better appeal to the police, to the Watch and Ward Society, or to the Mothers' League. We ask that the problems discussed concern institutions of the University, and not general conditions which even the state legislature cannot remedy...
...think I am correct in saying that not one of the men who defended military preparedness at the forum held on that subject has ever been a candidate for the rifle team. It is quite possible for any man with good eyes to become a crack rifle shot, and some of the best shots in College today had never held a gun in their hands until two years...
...Hanrahan in the high jump; Brodt and Lynch in the broad jump; Van Kennen and Halsted in the polevault and McCutcheon and Munns in the weights. However, this nucleus from last year's varsity squad should be much strengthened by the addition of Van Winkle, last year's freshman crack, in the sprints; Millard, a good hurdler; Potter, a fast miler: Sounder, a good half miler and miler; Hoffmire, the cross country crack in the two-mile event; Westbrook in the weights, all from last year's freshman team...
...score. Behind him will be a team of fielders who have shown at times the disappointing weakness of erring at critical points in the game. Yesterday, however, the squad had a promising workout in the Cage and made few errors. Although the hitting was weak against Colby's crack pitcher Saturday, the team has shown in previous games that it can hit hard in the pinches. Today an encouraging improvement is expected...