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...little interest is being shown in the proposition now before the Athletic Committee to establish boxing as a University minor sport. The objection which has been urged against boxing in the past is that the bouts have too often degenerated into more slugging contests with no attempt to fight cleanly or in good form. As a result of this, boxing in the University is at present confined to intramural contests. Nonetheless boxing has become a recognized sport in many of the chief eastern colleges; the recent match between Yale and M. I. T. was a model for fast and skilful...
...policy in this regard encourages every student to become adopt in some recognized sport, for the reason that the benefits derived are part of the advantages Harvard offers. Its eligibility rules are strict enough to keep sport on a high plane, not so strict as to interfere with its usefulness. There is at present a move on the part of certain graduates to prevent a transferred student from playing on a Harvard team any time during his entire stay here. Once admit the advantages of intercollegiate athletics, and it is difficult to see the wisdom of a rule which limits...
...more so than it was in the days when Harvard was winning consistently on the track. The real cause of the decline in track athletics has been the lack of interest among the students which has materially reduced the number of men taking part in the sport...
...point-winners, and that within two years an increasing number of Harvard men will realize, the charm and joy of spirited contests on track and field. Harvard men should enthusiastically work with Captain O'Connell and Coach Bingham, two of the gamest fighters Harvard has ever had in any sport...
...great game," said Percy Haughton; "one of the best I ever saw in the Stadium." The Southerners left behind them a reputation for clean play and sportsmanship that earned them a lasting welcome at Harvard. Now the wearers of the White and Gold again invade a northern field of sport; they bring a winning combination, a veteran team. This is the first year that Harvard--under the guidance of Coach Wachter--has accorded basketball the status of a regular sport. The game with Centre College is a fitting climax to a successful experiment...