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...singles and the winners of last fall's tournament are barred from the doubles, there is an unusually good chance for new players to come out. The Tennis Association in lowering the entrance fee hoped to increase the number of contestants and so awaken a more general interest. With three hundred or more tennis players in college, our tournaments ought soon to become among the best in the country...
...class race as seen from the top of the Union boat-house was one of considerable interest. A good deal of quiet excitement was manifested as the boats came down the course, but though there was no surprise evinced at '83's winning, there was some astonishment at '86's coming in last...
...thank you for the sensible stand you have taken on the question of professional trainers and practice with professional nines. The feeling is becoming general through the college that the regulations of the faculty, however wellintended they may be, are, in their present form, injurious to our athletic interests, and at the same time not welladapted to bring about the desired absence of a "professional" spirit. The question is not one which can be settled by arbitrary rules; for no matter how strong the regulations may be made, cases will continually arise in which exceptions will have to be made...
...their power to insure the success of the meeting. Entries must be in before May 13. It is to be hoped that the attendance at the races will be large enough to insure their continuance. Bicycling has always been a popular sport at Harvard, but interest in it has dwindled during the past year. It will be a matter for congratulation if the coming races shall revive the old-time interest and make bicycle races a permanent institution...
...annual class races will be rowed at 4 o'clock this afternoon on the Charles river course, weather permitting. Notwithstanding the fact that a greater amount of work and training has been done this year, especially by the three lower classes, still less than the usual amount of interest is manifested in the result. Perhaps this is due to the fact that everybody looks upon first place as practically settled...