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...match was not devoid of interest, however. The defeated side played steadily for three sets but were apparently disheartened in the last. They evinced a decided tendency to get nervous, serving and playing hurriedly; with a little more experience they will do more justice to themselves. The winners played a slow, steady, and at times brilliant game and will deserve the title of champions...
...ophthalmoscopy; John Greenfied, M. D., instructor in otology; Abner Post, M. D., instructor in syphilis; Elbridge Gerry Cutler, M. D., instructor in auscultation; Arthur Tracy Cabot, M. D., instructor in genitourinary surgery; William Whitworth Gannet, instructor in auscultation; George Lincoln Walton, M. D., instructor in diseases of the nervous system; Henry Parker Quincy, instructor in histology; James Jackson Putnam, instructor in diseases of nervous system; Edward Hockling Bradford, instructor in surgery; Thomas Morgan Rotch, instructor in diseases of children; George Minot Garland, instructor in clinical medicine; Joseph Weatherhast Warren, instructor in physiology; William Whitworth Gannet, instructor in pathology; Charles Monteraville...
...sketch entitled "Carmen" the writer has made use of that vivid, nervous, fascinating style so well adapted to the Spanish scene which he pictures...
...Athlete." is an admirable treatment of the subject. The writer attributes the success of certain men in athletics to the fact that there is inborn in them a certain impulse which tells them the right thing at the right time. It is a peculiarity, he thinks, of the nervous organization. Training perfects the action of this impulse. Mr. Dudley further attempts to prove that the mental training of the athlete is peculiarly fitted for training the student for the business of life, but we think that he is attributing to it something which it has no claim to except...
...needless to tell those who have thought intelligently of the problem of physical development that Professor Sargent approves of boxing in its place and in moderation for certain people. It makes slow and heavy men active and energetic, improving 'the functional capacity of heart and lungs and stimulating the nervous system.' It makes non-combative men self-reliant and self-respectful. We might add to the professor's statement that boxing brings a large number of muscles into play, and is a good strengthener of the arms, back, and, above all, the legs; that it deepens the chest and strengthens...