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...events in the recent Intercollegiate Athletic Sports at Mott Haven which excited the most general interest were perhaps the dashes in which Mr. Lee, of the University of Pennsylvania, was matched with Mr. Evert Wendell of Harvard. Mr. Lee, I believe, was the amateur, or at all events the college, champion of America in short-distance running. Mr. Wendell's record was very unusual. It is said that in his practice runs he had done his distances in shorter time than any on record, and in the Athletic Sports which were held in Gilmore's Garden toward...
...recent meeting of the H. U. B. C. it was decided to have Harvard represented in the "American Henley" at Saratoga. Fresh laurels for Harvard are thus within reach of our present superior crew. This, however, places the Boat Club in great need of money; for the estimated expenses of the Crew at Saratoga are seven hundred dollars, and there is at present only sufficient money in the treasury to meet the expenses at New London. The College has been thoroughly canvassed: further attempts to raise money by subscription would be in vain. The object of the concert...
...following Commencement Parts have been accepted: Hale, The Poetry of Doubt; Hyde, Modern Idolatry of Culture; McFarlane, The Decline of American Shipping; Patten, Latin Salutatory; Poor, the Platonic Idea in Art; Schofield, Present Commercial Agitation in England; Swazey, Lord Beaconsfield's Recent Diplomacy; Taussig, The New German Empire...
...recent decision of Judge Van Vorst of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Harvard has lost the bequest of Dr. Martyn Paine, who left his real and personal property to Harvard College for the purpose of establishing scholarships and prizes in memory...
ATHLETICS.N. Y. A. C. Owing to recent professional doings of the well-known amateur walkers, F. H. Armstrong and F. Mott, they have been expelled from their respective clubs, and are no longer recognized as amateurs. W. O'Keefe and J. H. Noonen, both rather fast walkers, are also expelled. Armstrong was the amateur champion of America, and had a mile record of 6.44, if memory serves us, and Mott could also do his mile close to seven minutes. Their loss is a serious one to the amateur athletic interest of the country...