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...first editorial gives authenticity to a story which has been circulating since the Mott Haven games, and which shows the captain and president of the Yale Athletic Association in a very unfavorable light. The proposals these "gentlemen" made are rightly condemned as "disgraceful, underhand" and the most "wretched circumstance" in the history of intercollegiate athletics. The other editorials urge more promptness in paying subscriptions, especially to the college papers; and an appeal to the class of '91 to send more contributions to the Advocate and increase their representation on the staff of editors...
...tendency is toward a great divergence in the field of athletics. Let the crew, the nine, the eleven and the Mott Haven team first receive the benefit of every man's enthusiasm. Win in those branches before you try for honors in other courses. Cultivate such a spirit as will not allow any one who suits his own lazy, selfish inclinations where he might be of help to the college in one way or another to maintain his position before his fellow students, and then with every man honestly doing his best, physically, mentally and pecuniarily for the common glory...
...victory in the bicycle race on Monday, Yale for the second time won the custody of the Mott Haven cup for the coming year. The cup was offered after the Intercollegiate Athletic Association had existed two years, and since then the membership of the association has increased from three or four to over twenty. The winning colleges whose names have been engraved on the cup are as follows...
Close following the news of Harvard's defeat in lacrosse, cricket and baseball, comes the news even more unexpected, of her failure to win the Mott Haven cup. The result of the games is of course unfortunate and calls for the sincere regret of every Harvard man; and yet it is not to be utterly deplored...
...brilliant work of our athletes in the past the Mott Haven cup belongs to Harvard, and after this will come to us as a reminder of Harvard's preeminence in track athletics, yet we hope that our tormer record may be kept up and that the work of our men today may cause the name of Harvard to be engraved on the last championship space...