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Reviewing is useful to show what a vast amount a man can forget in a minimum time. For this purpose examinations are, perhaps, even more effective. [Yale Record...
Henry Hutchens, of Putney, England, the champion sprinter of the world, whose well-earned reputation is so great that he can find no competitors in genuine matches, proposes, before his pending retirement, to make a series of trials with the purpose of beating several existing records. Hi first essay will be at 300 yards. The present best on record in the world is 30 3-4 seconds, made by himself, and he feels quite confident of his ability to run the distance in "even time"-300 yards in 30 seconds...
...stated that W. G. George, the English amateur champion runner, in a recent private trial, ran ten miles in 51 minutes. The best record in the world for the distance is 51 min. 26 sec. by L. Bennett (Deerfoot), made in London, April...
...nine will not be amiss. Eighty-seven has done very well in foot-ball, better in fact than the two upper classes as regards the game with Yale, and we want her to do equally well in base-ball. Not only this, we want eighty-seven to better the record of eighty-six and to turn out a nine that will score two victories over Yale. We are far from believing this impossible, and even consider the chances good provided only work is begun in time and in the right spirit. The material at hand in the class is undoubtedly...