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...correspondent on the subject of the mile walk entirely misunderstood our remarks on the contest of Saturday last. While we still insist that the time made by the handicapped man was poor, we do not wish to convey the impression that he is not a proper man to train for the event. Yale records will hardly do as a standard of comparison, as Yale is notoriously backward in the way of field athletics. What we meant to imply was that as our prospects for the event are not particularly encouraging, it would be well for the association to train...
Your article also gives the impression that Mr. Darling is not a proper man to be coached for the mile walk, and mentions a gentleman who walked but once last year when he made 8 min. 59 sec. (a minute slower than Mr. Darling's actual time this year, as the proper...
...dollars and a half. All wine ordered at this dinner must be paid for on ordering unless private arrangements are made with Mr. Whipple before the dinner. We beg all those who intend to go to the dinner to sign at Bartlett's as soon as possible, and if proper interest in boating is shown, one hundred names should be put down shortly...
...form and as this event is an important one on the Polo Ground programme it behooves the H. A. A. to try to train a good walker. Mr. Brown, '86, walked well last year and we were sorry not to see him walk on Saturday, as with proper coaching he might make a fast...
...were used at Memorial to see that the bell for chapel is rung on time, much inconvenience would be avoided. It is very disagreeable to rush over to chapel and find the doors closed, or else just succeed in getting in, breathless, all because some one forgot to give proper notice. Such a blunder, while but a slight one, is yet almost inexcusable in its nature and we trust there will be no repetition...