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OFFICERS OF THE EVERETT ATHENAEUM for the second Term. - President, C. Moore; Vice-President, B. M. Johnson; Secretary, E. T. Chamberlain; Treasurer, M. Hasbrouck; Standing committee, I. Elting, J. A. Tufts, C. R. Holmes; Board of Editors, J. O'Connor, E. H. Nichols, C. K. Williams; Stage Manager, C. H. Vinton; Chorister, E. W. Morse...
...very graceful manner. The lightweight wrestling, between Messrs. Brett and Latham, then took place. The first bout, lasting twenty-five minutes, was spent in manoeuvring to obtain a hold; Mr. Latham finally threw his opponent, after an exciting struggle, in which Mr. Brett had the under-hold. In the second bout Mr. Latham threw Mr. Brett on his hands and knees, but as this was not a fall, and as the match had already occupied so much time, its conclusion was postponed until the next meeting...
...next event was a sparring contest between Messrs. Riggs, '76, and Weld, '79. Mr. Riggs was declared the winner, after two bouts, the first lasting ten and the second three minutes. Mr. Weld, though lacking the science and quickness of his opponent, stood his ground pluckily. Another sparring-match then took place between Messrs. Mudge, '74, and Denton, L. S. S. Mr. Mudge's blows were delivered with considerable force, but the majority of them were skilfully parried by Mr. Denton, who finally succeeded in getting his opponent's head in chancery. At the end of two bouts, of five...
...remove the slight misunderstanding under which the Yale papers seem to be laboring, we will state briefly the present condition of affairs in regard to the arrangements for the next Yale-Harvard base-ball match. The first game will be played in New Haven, the second in Cambridge, and the third in Springfield. The misunderstanding which caused the Record to speak of us in terms more forcible than polite resulted from the fact that the two Nines in fixing the time for the match found difficulty in finding three days which would be equally convenient for both sides, and also...
...have seldom seen anything equal to the unassuming modesty with which one of our Vermont exchanges speaks of itself. In the second number of their first volume they...