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...Outing's table of contents for April reveals a wide range of topics, from "Eskimo Whaling" to "The Athletics of Ancient Greece." The latter article is the one, perhaps, which would most interest college men. It is a concise compilation of all the information we have of the condition of athletics in ancient Greece, of the various favorite sports of the Greeks, of the records which were made. The whole article-and it is not a long one-is written in an easy, conversational style and numerous illustrations add to the interest of the narrative...
...Outing for March is unusually excellent. The table of contents shows a wide variety of subjects, and almost every article is written by a specialist. Of especial interest to college men are "The Sports of an Irish Fair," "Association Football," "A Bout with the Gloves." in "The Sports of an Irish Fair," Robt. F. Walsh puts in a claim for Ireland as the country where base ball had its origin. "Association Foot Ball" is a plea for this particular branch of football. The author thinks that football as played under the association rules ought to become the national winter pastime...
John Corbin '92 will contribute to Outing an account of an expedition of some Harvard men to Mt. Adams during the Holidays. The article will be profusely illustrated from photographs taken by W. H. Wickes '92 and H. Gregory...
...February number of the Outing contains an article on "College Football" by Walter Camp, which is accompanied by a very good full page illustration of the Harvard football team of 1890. The article consists mainly of a review of the last exciting season in football athletics which has served not only to educate our own teams but has furnished many object lessons to representatives of English and Canadian teams sent here expressly to witness our college contests...
...Outing for February contains a football article by Walter Camp and a very good picture of the Harvard 'varsity eleven...