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...Primary object of the association is to make the sport available to a large number of men. A team will also be maintained, to which undergraduates only are eligible. A good nucleus for such at team should be had from a number who have been training and the new material, especially that from the football and crew squads. Competitive trials will be held later to pick the members of the team from the various classes from bantam weight, 115 pounds, to heavy weight, over 175 pounds. Outside, meets, such as the New England Amateur Championships in the latter part...
...benefit of men who desire to take part in some form of organized sport during the winter, the following summary of the varied opportunities for athletic activity is given...
...giving up of this sport would be a disaster, and if it is to be continued. It should be under such conditions as will bring honor to Harvard and health to the men who represent her. A. GRADUATE
...communication in another column on the cross-country team is by a practicing physician who has been in a position to follow very closely the developments in this sport, particularly during the past season. What he says on the subject represents therefore not only the views of a Harvard graduate who maintains a lively interest in her athletics, but also the opinion of a doctor who has had opportunity to observe the effects of training...
Cross-country running will not come into prominence again until next fall. Abundant time as given for the investigation of conditions in the sport, and for the selection of methods which will both give Harvard a team to be proud of and give the men who try for the team a chance to benefit. To make this investigation, and to establish these more favorable conditions before the opening of another season, are the duties of the Athletic Association...