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...London, between the two university crews of Harvard and Yale? And why is this paramount to the intercollegiate regatta rowed on Lake George or Saratoga? Because the element of chance, in winning, is less. That is one reason; and another is, that the interest in the contest is more concentrated, being centred on only two crews...
...Harvard has taken and understands that it is final, she undoubtedly will enter the proposed league and so put an end to this much talked-of question. But whether Yale enters or not, college base-ball will be improved greatly in the new league, and will command even more interest than ever before...
There is no subject capable of arousing as much interest among the Yale students as base-ball. It is consequently not surprising that the proposed changes in the make-up of the base-ball association, extremely radical as they are, should have stirred the college community to its depths. When the proposition was first made it was generally looked upon with favor. The idea of boiling the association down to a triangular one, composed of the three leading base-ball colleges, was attractive. It gave promise of more interesting games, larger gate receipts, and a raising of the standard...
...present time, there is less hostile feeling between different societies at Harvard, considering its size, than at any other college in America! Such a club as the one proposed would not tend to promote sociability among the students, because it would not constitute a common bond of sympathy or interest. Men of different tastes and social position cannot be induced to mingle with each other by any such means. This is a difficulty which cannot be obviated. The great cost of the undertaking, and the correspondingly high fees, would tend to keep many students from joining it. A university club...
...four clubs, while the sentiment of Harvard and Princeton in favor of Columbia will doubtless cause a compromise. It is not likely that any decision will be reached by the Yale managers for some time, as they intend conferring with ex-captains and other Yale graduates who retain their interest in college base-ball...