Word: fields
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...that there is considerable dissatisfaction among those who interest themselves in athletics in regard to the conditions under which "H's" are distributed in at least one branch of sport. That is cross-country running. In order to win an "H" under the present system one must lead a field of about seventy men in the intercollegiate run, and one must also have the good fortune to be on the winning team. If the framers of this strange device have any sense of humor they must have smiled at their work. It certainly does not cheapen the "H." One needs...
Certainly cross-country running is a sufficiently important branch of track to be made a "legitimate" field in which to win one's letter. It is not a trivial sport. With the possible exception of rowing, there is no exercise which makes such a demand upon the grit and stamina of the athlete, and which leaves him in such an exhausted condition. Moreover, the distance runners in the spring are often the cross-country runners of the preceding fall. At Yale the letter is awarded to those runners who finish within twelfth place in the intercollegiate run, whether Yale wins...
...University squad has held daily afternoon practice on Soldiers Field since October 21. The prospect for as successful a team as last year's, which defeated Princeton and tied Yale and Columbia, is good. A squad of about 25 men reported, including the following members of last year's team: C. Chadwick '10, G. Fahnestock '10, H. Fish, Jr., '10, S. Galatti '10, F. DeH. Houston '10, F.R. Leland '10, K.C. Lindsey '10, H.L. Whitney...
Many of the garments and other articles lost at Soldiers Field on Saturday were sent to the Locker Building and are now held by the Harvard Athletic Association. These have been listed and will be returned upon identification to the losers, who should immediately send a description of the lost article to the Graduate Treasurer, Cambridge. Although the Athletic Association is in no way responsible for lost articles, a corps of men was employed to pick up and return them to the Locker Building after the game...
...Agassiz telescope at the Students Observatory on Jarvis Field may be used by all members of the University from 2 to 5 o'clock tomorrow morning to view the total eclipse of the moon. The period of totality begins at 3.14 o'clock. Besides the 7 1-2-inch Agassiz telescope, a smaller one will also be trained on the moon...