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...Wright presided and after welcoming both the old and the new men, spoke briefly on the function of a university. He said it had three aims--the conservation, the transmission and the advancement of knowledge. The first of these is accomplished by museums, the second by the education of raw material, and the third by the promotion of research. The last of these is the part that an observatory does...
Last Saturday, at New Haven, Yale won the first baseball game of the season, defeating Manhattan College by 19 to 5. A cold raw wind prevented good fielding on either side. Captain Robertson pitched the first five innings in fairly good form, but Patton, who replaced him, was unsteady...
...University fall handicap games were held on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. An encouraging feature was the unusually large number of entries. On the whole, the performances were satisfactory, but on account of the raw weather, the men were not at their best. Good records were made, however, in the half-mile, quarter-mile and mile. Except in the mile run, the finishes were fairly close. The pole vault was postponed and the broad jump left unfinished on account of darkness. Following is the summary...
...upon is counterbalanced by the lack of a course. In place of the old practice links on the Adams estate the players are now obliged to join the Oakley Club, the only course in easy reach of College. This fact in a great measure prevents the coming out of raw material. As a nucleus of players Harvard has J. G. Averill 1G., O. W. Richardson 1L., G. M. Wheelock '01, C. R. Henderson, Jr., '01, and C. Bell '00. G. C. Clark '01, last year's president and captain, is at present unable to play on account of baseball...
...fielding on both sides was remarkably sharp and accurate for a cold, raw day. The Harvard infield showed improvement in team work, and Clark and Coolidge each made several very pretty assists. The batting was very weak, but the men showed good judgement in waiting. The base-running showed good judgment but lacked the life and alertness which should characterize it. Kernan pitched well, keeping Dartmouth's hits well scattered, and showed great coolness in the fifth inning, when Dartmouth had the bases full with only...