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After his introduction as temporary chairman, Dean Briggs opened the morning session by the customary informal speech. He pointed out the great importance of the proper direction of col- ledge sport, and the care with which all professional and ungentlemanly tactics should be avoided. Taking baseball as an example, he showed that there were many things considered ethical in the professional game which have no place on the college field. The methods of coaches on the sidelines, the rattling of pitchers, interference with double plays from second base, and blocking a runner of the base; all of these are things...
...Daily Sun forces the conclusion that intercollegiate hockey has reached a critical point in its development. The fact that two or more games are in nearly all cases necessary to decide the superiority of two hockey teams, makes a league the most satisfactory and practical method of conducting the sport. Should the present Intercollegiate League, of which Harvard is not a member, eventually break up, the formation of a new and more inclusive league between the larger colleges would probably result, to the benefit of the sport as a whole...
...personally. The rest will be under the direction of the various instructors at the Gymnasium. The class is intended primarily for beginners and those who have had but little training in athetics, its object being to promote all around physical development, rather than to prepare for any particular sport...
...time of writing. The editors of the Illustrated regret exceedingly that they carelessly accepted the point as stated, based upon the authority given; and wish to disclaim any intention of "charging" Coach Haughton or the Harvard football team with the implication of unfairly dealing with the rules of clean sport either in the game with Dartmouth or any other college...
...deplorable extent, the future is not altogether black. The race is naturally able and possessed of sound moral attributes. One weakness, however, is found in the inability of the leading statesmen to withstand prolonged mental strain. Next to the demand for adequate medical aid, some relaxing outdoor sport is the greatest need of the Chinese race...