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...waited for the break and so lost all chances for the cup. The first hound in, according to rules, was E. C. Webster, '87. A. T. Dudley, '87, was next, followed by L. Sullivan. 88, and Hazard, the master of hounds. The run was much enjoyed, being about the right length and over easy country. The plan of not allowing the hares to mark out a definite course beforehand seemed to work well. The only trouble was that caused by the "muckers" tampering with the scent, and the stealing of the bag at the end. Last year two bags were...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hare and Hounds. | 10/17/1884 | See Source »

...borrowed feathers, but if men are found in college who wish to be considered as playing on teams with which they have no connection, the athletic organizations should take steps to prevent any wholesale disposal of suits which have hitherto been sold only to those who have a right to them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/17/1884 | See Source »

...present change in the regulations makes it obligatory on students to reach an average of 50 to be entitled to promotion, and also demands that half the maximum reached in a course must be obtained to ensure the removal of a condition. This change is a step in the right direction. Under the new rules for electives, an undergraduate is allowed to substitute courses amounting to any equivalent number of losses for condition in freshman mathematics. It is no more than fair, inasmuch as he may select subjects congenial to his taste, to require of him a slightly increased mark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/16/1884 | See Source »

...thing they could do. It is well enough against men of their own weight, but heavier men will ward them off, dodge them, or carry them along, every time. Tackle a man low (not unfairly low, of course), and get in the way of his legs, and he upsets right in his tracks, for you've got him almost below the center of gravity. Our present method of play may beat Princeton, but it will never beat Yale. I know the men don't TRY to tackle high; they get into the habit of it, because it is so effective...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 10/14/1884 | See Source »

From the following cutting it seems probable that the case before the courts contesting the exclusive right of bicycle manufacture in this country by the Columbia Bicycle Company has been awarded to the plaintiffs. It says: "The bicycle business is to be given a decided impetus in this country next season. The Overman Wheel Company of Chicopee, Mass., is to put the "Victor" bicycle on the market, and George Warrick, formerly a bicycle builder in London, and a holder of numerous patents, as well as licensee of American patents, proposes to establish a bicycle manufactory near Springfield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 10/13/1884 | See Source »