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...scarcely be wondered at that we find uncongenial men with those objectionable qualities now so painfully evident--of slandering an innocent person behind his back and then running away. Like the pretty sport of turning out the light before hitting a man below the belt. CHARLTON MAOVEAGH '24 46 Randolph Hall...
...late years it has been the custom to divide the time of the meeting into a day of work, with speeches and attention to graduate problems, and a day for sport. This scheme will be carried out again this year with slight modifications. The meeting will open officially on Thursday evening, June 15, at the Harvard Club of Boston, at which time the routine business will be disposed...
...mainstays to the University string. Again, its contests would have little public attraction; we doubt that it would be self-supporting. Thirdly, it is not, after all, an adequate solution of the participation problem. Only some twenty men would enjoy its benefits; it would not open the sport to the many enthusiasts that now line the benches. We suggest an intramural football league of class or other teams as more fully meeting the demand. Above all, we shy at the idea of a 150-pound eleven being established officially lost it prove an added ramification of a sport that already...
...purpose of organizing a lighter football team, as suggested by our communicant this morning, is admirable. Any sport with the strong attraction that football has should be enjoyed by as many participants as possible. From the nature of the game few men of light and intermediate weights can safely or profitably play football, yet there are numerous gridiron devotees who tip the beam below the University average. Wrestling, boxing, and rowing are conducted in avoirdupois divisions with beneficial results for light men; why not football...
...present major sport captains in the University will also speak briefly, while a double quartet from the University Glee Club will sing after the dinner...