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There are several reasons why the date should be changed. In the first place the race as now rowed is apt to come close upon the annual examinations, as was shown by last year's experience. In the next place experience for the last three years at least has shown that good weather can not be counted upon nor hardly expected about the middle of May. Again, training becomes very irksome when continued too far into the summer, especially when the men know that lost time must be made up by excessive grinding. Finally, it would be better...
...meet with much favor. At Amherst and Dartmouth many favor the plan, and think that a league composed of these colleges and Williams would be an improvement so far as they are concerned over the present league in which their "nines" have no show for first or even second place...
...invitations for the Armory Hall germans are out. The managers are Messrs. Albert Thorndike, '81, Henry E. Warner, '82, and Paul Thorndike, '84. The first german takes place on December...
...funeral of Rear Admiral R. H. Wyman took place in Washington yesterday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of prominent officials, including President Arthur and all the members of his cabinet...
...foot-ball match to decide the class championship between the Harvard and Yale freshmen took place on Holmes field Saturday and resulted in a tie. The warmer weather of Friday gave the freshmen a chance to remove the snow, which threatened to interfere with the match, and by Saturday noon the ground was in fair condition. About 2.40 the ball was kicked off and by pretty rushing Harvard forced the ball well up to Yale's goal. Yale rallied, however, and carried it down the field by a pretty run of Peters'. Good rushing by Austin and Adams forced Yale...