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...pounds lighter than either of their opponents in the three cornered race but they are "sandy" and very quick. They will row in a shell made by Waters. The gravest criticism of the crew as a whole is a tendency to rush forward the slides, which gives a perceptible halt to the boat at the finish of every stroke. The blade work is excellent, although it is not always sustained...
...spirit of demoralization. The visitors' first touchdown seemed to rattle rather than dishearten the men. After that there was a certain indecision, a certain helplessness against Amherst's sharp aggressive game. which filled the minds of the Harvard men with unpleasant thoughts of what may be if a halt is not made immediately and measures taken to see that, from now on, this unreliable changeable sort of work is put an end to, and that the team begins to make some steady, effective progress. The blame of Saturday's game cannot be laid on the shoulders...
There is always danger, however, that anything like this will be carried too far, and the game yesterday went to show that a halt should be called already. Certain means of rattling the players, testing their coolness and nerve are perfectly legitimate; but let the interference stop there. After all, the object is to see which team can play the better and steadier game, and any practices which prevent a team from playing its best (beyond the practices of legitimate rattling) are distinctly to be discouraged. Using mirrors to throw the sunlight into the players' eyes, a practice which...
There is certain crises in everyone's life when a halt has to be called; the past must be reviewed and the future surveyed. It is the moment before the great struggle, the grand opportunity for a rally. Such a crisis has the class of Ninety-one reached. Therefore in this discourse let us recall the past with reference to the future and so be more vigorous, more intelligent and more truly ambitious in the new life...
...forget the higher duties we are here to perform. But intellectual culture is, or ought to be after the primary aim of college life. Athletics are well in their place-are essential, in fact, but just as soon as they begin to absorb the best of our energies, a halt must be called. And this is virtually what has been done. It has been found that some men neglect their college work for their athletis, and the college in defence of its own position, that is, for the best interests of the students has found it necessary to prohibit such...