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...Yale-Harvard freshman game which was arranged for to-day at New Haven, has been postponed at the request of the Yale team, although no satisfactory reasons have as yet been given for this sudden and uncalled for action on their part. It is rumored that several players who took part in the game last Thursday and are expected to do good work for Yale on the freshman eleven, went out of training rather suddenly Thanksgiving evening, and have not as yet recovered from too much "turkey." Unless Yale can give a satisfactory answer to Harvard for her refusal...
...feel forced to come back early if this meeting is to be held. Those who remain would doubtless prefer to have a little more time between the digesting of their Thanks-giving repast, and the thoughtful consideration of so weighty a subject. For these reasons we think that a request should be made to the committee on Athletics to postpone the hearing for a few days at least...
...Committee on Athletics, having become convinced that the game of foot ball, as at present played by college teams, is brutal, demoralizing to players and to spectators, and extremely dangerous, propose to request the faculty to prohibit the game after the close of the present season...
...From time to time, the college papers have shown the advisability of having the gas left burning all night in the entries of the dormitories, but until the present time their complaints, and we think them just, have been disregarded. Now, however, the authorities have acceded partially to our request, and the lights are not turned off until after midnight. Although we have not gained all we hoped for, we are at least thankful for the present improvement...
...University nine in some respects. In place of the gray blouse worn in former years, a crimson and black striped blazer has been substituted, and a crimson and black striped cap, the same as the Cricket Eleven's, in place of the gray hat, The change was made by request of most of the players, who claimed that they had great difficulty in keeping the hats on their heads, and it also interfered in their judgment of high fly balls. The cap is very tight fitting and has a small visor, which will remedy the evils...