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...making themselves objectionable everywhere. Things have come to such a pass that upperclassmen, realizing the small part subscriptions play in supporting the teams, seldom receive the collectors with civility, and still more seldom with charity. The baffled harpies are driven to "bleeding" guileless Freshmen, haunting their rooms during the first two or three days in order to catch them before the first installments of allowances are exhausted, or before they cut their eyeteeth. Thus the greatest part of the total yearly income by subscriptions is made up; much of the remainder is accounted for by the contributions of competitors' friends...
...track and field championship games of the New England Association of the A. A. U., held on Technology Field, Brookline, Saturday afternoon, a team composed of men from the University squad secured fourth place by winning 15 points. Though the Boston Athletic Association and the Brookline Gymnasium Association took first and second places respectively, their points were won largely by Harvard men, for S. C. Lawrence '10, E. K. Merrihew '10, and L. Watson '10 were entered from the former association, and H. W. Kelley '11, C. C. Little '10, and E. L. Parker '10 from the latter...
...first event, the 100-yard dash, G. P. Gardner, Jr., '10 and L. Watson '10 took first and second places respectively. Gardner's time was 10 2-5 seconds. L. Watson '10 won the 220-yard dash in 22 4-5 seconds. The 440-yard run was won by E. K. Merrihew '10 in 52 3-5 seconds with H. W. Kelley '11 second. The Harvard men in the hurdle events were A. L. Besse '10 and G. P. Gardner, Jr., '10; the former came in second in the 120-yard hurdles and the latter won the 220-yard hurdles...
...first round of the Massachusetts Singles lawn tennis championship, which opened on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club last Saturday N. W. Niles '09, the intercollegiate champion, defeated C. A. Chase, 6-2, 6-3; P. T. Large, Jr., '10 lost to F. B. Taylor, 6-4, 6-3; A. Sweetser '11 was defeated by F. J. Sulloway, 6-0, 6-2; and H. S. Appleton '10 was beaten by J. O'Shea, 6-1, 6-1. In the second round A. M. Hyde '12 was defeated by A. W. Blakemore...
...past two weeks. Only one game, in which Pennsylvania was shut out 1 to 0, has been played, so the new combination is practically untried. Caldwell or Gable will pitch in place of Howes, who was in the box in the last game. Williams has been shifted to first base and Lally is catching in his place. The fielders will depend entirely on who pitches, as the pitcher who does not start in the box will play in the field...