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...that physical culture is to be taught at the University of Pennsylvania, that institution may be expected to show the college world how foot ball ought really to be played...
...week before Thanksgiving the essential requirements of an oarsman, such as a straight back. continuous motion, and "time" seemed entirely incomprehensible to the candidates for the freshman crew. The first eight, however, has began to show improvement, and is now rowing as well as freshmen crews usually do at this time. The second eight needs a great deal of individual coaching. No two of them keep time together. It should be remembered that another eight begins rowing next week. These men have been playing foot ball, and will on the average be stronger and heavier than the present candidates...
...within the present month. Although we do not wish to dictate to the officers or directors of our foot hall association, we would respectfully suggest to these energetic gentlemen that now is the opportunity for which they have evidently been waiting, that now is the time for them to show the college that large amount of energy which they have been so industriously accumulating for the last few months...
...would like a certificate that we could not play Wednesday signed by 2 members of our faculty. This was somewhat surprising; but within twenty-four hours the paper was in New Haven. Now how in the world, we could play before Thanksgiving, we should like to have somebody show us. Still Yale claims that they gave us every chance to play, and it was no fault of theirs if there was no game. But now comes the funny part. On receipt of our certificate those delightfully vacillating freshmen again assembled and voted to play on the 29th...
...shooting fell below the standard reached a fortnight ago, though the figures shown at the close of the afternoon's work were fairly creditable. The matches of yesterday were of importance, being the last competition but one in the current series; the result of the shooting serving to show approximately how the chances stand on the final award of prizes. Everything went satisfactorily with the exception, perhaps, of the glass ball match, in shooting which the men were annoyed by being compelled to shoot directly towards the sun. This trouble will be obviated at the next meeting by changing...