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...benefit of the man who excels and the man who watches. In fact the latter class must be reduced. Athletics must be placed on such a basis that there will be room for the University teams and for scrub teams of all kinds. The man who regards competitive sport as a means of obtaining good exercise should be encouraged as much as possible...
...emissaries will not be sent forth to spy out each other's tactics and signals is highly desirable. This done there will be no need for practice behind closed gates during the final weeks of any football season. Let the game be one of friendly rivalry and enjoyment in sport, and not one with intricate under-cover ramifications to detect the opponent's weak points. Let that remain for the contest itself, where there will be ample opportunity for a battle of wits. We are facing an unequalled chance to slough off past habits in athletics that have been essentially...
...emphasizing of the triangular aspect of intercollegiate athletics is something more than a vague tendency; it is, indeed, a fact which is becoming ever more clearly-established. One cannot escape obvious conclusions, of which the chief, I think, is that Harvard, Yale, and Princeton--traditional leaders in intercollegiate sport--intend to work out among themselves a code of athletics which will satisfy the scrupulous investigation of any scrupulously inclined person who feels impelled at any future time to undertake the task. --New York Evening Post...
...Dates were considered for the spring intercollegiate contests in the different branches of sport and the question of temporary modification of the eligibility rules on account of war conditions was also taken up. A number of other matters of athletic interest were touched on in the course of the conversation, but as no definite decision was reached on any point there is no further announcement to make...
...short time the candidates for the Freshman crew manager competition will be called. The competition, will last about nine weeks. Crew is the only sport in which both the Freshman manager and assistant manager as well are awarded numerals. The two successful candidates will also be taken to New London with the crew. As in other years, the work will consist chiefly of running the launches, listing crews, and performing a few clerical duties...