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...annual Fall Track Meet that was to have been held on Saturday, has been postponed until next Saturday, on account of the soft condition of the track, due to the heavy rain. Class numerals will be awarded to the winner of each event and handsome cups will be presented to those winning first, second and third places...
...second annual Freshman track meet was held yesterday afternoon in the Stadium. The weather conditions were bad, and the track soft, but good performances were seen in almost all events, and the meet on the whole was very encouraging. The most closely contested event was the one-mile run. R. E. Dole kept the lead for three laps, but J. R. Coolidge forced him all the last lap, and finally won by a few inches. Owing to lack of entries the 220-yard hurdle race was omitted...
Saturday afternoon the University football eleven defeated the Springfield Training School in the Stadium by a score of 44 to 0. In spite of the heavy rain which fell throughout the game, and the consequent soft condition of the field and the slipperiness of the ball, the University team played a more open game than at any time this season, and managed the forward pass and the onside kick with great accuracy. Harvard was not hampered by frequent fumbling, as was the Yale team 10 days previously, when it beat Springfield, 12 to 0. This was the first game...
...north-east of Austin Hall. Large test holes have been dug at intervals at either end and along the sides of the intended site, for the purpose of ascertaining the condition of the ground. In depth they vary from 6 to 10 feet, and thus far only a soft clay-like soil has been found, which will enable the excavation to be carried on with great rapidity. Yesterday the tool houses and implements for digging were brought to the site...
...tennis courts on Holmes Field will probably be ready for use on Monday, although they are still rather soft. The courts will be in use as usual during the April recess...