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...still remained firm, thought otherwise and made every effort to hold the enemy in check. Bragg's army, and especially Longstreet's corps, made desperate attacks to break and route the thin lines remaining under Thomas. It was a struggle between veterans. Several times the bayonets alone remained to keep off the enemy from the Union front. When evening came the troops of Bragg, balked in their endeavors, could not be made to attack again The Union army was saved, and Thomas was the hero of the hour...
...lines were on the very high mountainous ridges spoken of above and he thought them impregnable. So, confident of success, he sent Longstreet away to blockade Burnside at Knoxville. Grant, when all his men were at hand, made preparations for a general attack. Hooker was to keep the enemy busy at Lookout Mountain, Thomas was to take Orchard Knob, while Sherman was to capture the northern end of Missionary Ridge. Sherman encountered at first much resistance, but Hooker and Thomas carried the heights in their front. Bragg then withdrew all his men on to Missionary Ridge, still confident that...
...trust that the fair visitors who attend the meeting of the Athletic Association this afternoon may be spared such a scene of confusion as seems to be an invariable accompaniment to the tug-of-war contests. Last Saturday trouble was experienced in keeping the men from crowding on the floor, and it was necessary to barricade the space reserved for the teams by benches to keep it free for them Men ought to be especially careful that no crowding or pushing goes on today on the floor, for not only does it make a tedious and disagreeable delay...
...Moreover, although the University crew is composed of the best oarsmen in college, and is of course the representative eight, yet its course of training is far different from the one that would be adopted for a short race. For this reason the class crews are often able to keep up with the University for a short distance, as they are especially trained for short, quick spurts. It will therefore be readily apparent, that a crew can be selected from the class eights which will on the one and seven-eights course of the Charles, be even better prepared...
EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON.-The old gymnasium which is now used as a carpenter shop, seems to be standing in the cold and waiting for somebody to fix it up. Bicyclists are sadly in need of such a place to keep their machines in, and also it is a good place for a reading-room and billiard room. There is space enough in the building to make four or five large rooms. The Pope Manufacturing Co. had last summer several agencies around the country, where they kept bicycles and tricycles to let; they also taught riding. Now, perhaps they could...