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...give the Athletic Association a discus, the throwing of which will constitute one of the events in the spring meeting. He thinks that throwing the discus may prove as popular as putting the shot, and perhaps supersede it. Such an event would certainly add a great deal of interest to our meeting...
...following synopsis of a lecture delivered by James Bryce before the students of Johns Hopkins University, is altogether the best account of England's universities we have ever seen. Its interest will be ample excuse for our devoting so much space...
...entries announced for today's meeting give promise of a successful exhibition. The interest of the entire body of students in the occasion has been satisfactorily shown by the ready sale of seats and of tickets, as well as in other ways more direct. The training of the contestants has generally been thorough and faithful. '84 furnishes the largest number of entries, followed closely by '83. A better showing should certainly have been made by the freshmen in point of numbers. More entries from the seniors will of course be expected for the succeeding meetings. But for this occasion...
With today's meeting the athletic season of 1882 may be said to fairly open for Harvard. Though it can hardly be said that out-door sports will be fully inaugurated until after the April recess, yet the first formal athletic event of general interest to the entire university is today's gymnastic exhibition; with it "ye Harvard men" shake off the lethargy of the winter, cull out their first holiday, and flock in festive throngs to admire and applaud the prowess and industry of their brother athletes. The great examination in Gymnastics 1, advanced sections, is posted on today...
...impression prevails, among those who are accustomed to attend the athletic meetings, that by the new method of pulling the tug-of-war all the interest will be taken away. To a casual observer it would look as though very little interest or enthusiasm would attach to eight men pulling against each other, braced by cleats, with the end of the rope passed around a padded belt worn by the anchor; but, as in every game there are points, so in the tug-of-war there are tricks for gaining a fair advantage, used by the participants. The present...