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...admiration of all by his beautiful running, and showed himself a worthy successor to his cousin, Mr. Evert Wendell. His time cannot be taken as a criterion of what he is capable of, since in none of the events in which he competed was he pressed very hard...
...organization called the Union Athletic Club, but it is now dormant. While Mr. Ferris was on hand the club was prosperous and successful, and it is unfortunate that he is unable to continue his efforts. The foot-ball season has already opened at Harvard, and candidates are at work. Hard work alone will enable Harvard to make a good showing, as some of the best players in college graduated last year. The university, however, has Richard D. Sears, the amateur champion of the United States at lawn tennis, and many other fine players. That the interest in athletics will...
...opinion that the advantages to be gained by withdrawing from the league, in the way of decreased expenses and a saving of time to the nine, would not compensate for the loss of something tangible to strive for, like the championship of the present league, and the hard feelings which would necessarily be engendered against us in those colleges against whom such a measure would be indirectly aimed. It may be urged that Harvard can afford to act independently, and according to the dictates of self-interest, in a matter of this kind. Undoubtedly she can, provided that...
...great pity that the crew dinner should prove a fiasco, especially after their hard-won race last June. If it were ever becoming to banquet a crew, it would certainly be this one, who labored perseveringly in the face of defeat prophesied on all hands and were finally victorious over rivals whose method was considered easy victory or ruination, and which proved neither one nor the other. The subscribers for the dinner have come forward in ridiculously small numbers, either through forgetfulness of the near approach of the date assigned or for some less charitable reason. Let us hope...
...cane rush between the freshman and sophomore classes resulted in a hard-earned victory for the latter, and the privilege of supplying sundry thirsty seniors and juniors with the sparkling zythum fell to the lot of the former, who, it must be said, "did noble...