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...Grind and the Sport," with which the number closes, either Mr. Erwin is a deliberate caricaturist or for once has fallen into a sin of overstatement and violent figure of which his clear insight and good judgements have not before been guilty
Today for the first time in the history of the sport, the cross-country team will meet Yale. This branch of track work has generally been relegated to a minor place, and even now the interest shown in it is not as great as its advantages would warrant. As a form of exercise and as a method of developing distance men, cross-country running has long claimed more attention than it has received. In meets with English teams our track athletes have invariably been deficient in the distance events, and although this may depend partly upon conditions of climate...
...team possessed, and of its wonderful latent strength. He said that in no way did Yale men excel Harvard men, and that, as we have outstripped Yale in every way except football, there is not the slightest reason why we should not beat them in that branch of sport...
...Harvard Monthly for November is a distinctly creditable number. In the opening article on "Cross-Country Running at Harvard," M. S. Crosby points out the advantages of this democratic sport and deplores the fact that in the past comparatively few men have participated in it. With the exception of a few awkward sentences, the language is clear and to the point. L. Grandgent's essay, "The Noble Instinct," is a skillful arraignment of the twentieth century huntsmen, without being controversial in form. It would be difficult to disprove the arguments, though more might be said in favor of the hunter...
...past few years have decided to offer 11 individual cups to the members of the winning interclass football team this year. The cups are to be known as the "Graduate Captains Cups," and are given in token of the continued interest of the former football captains in the sport, and for the purpose of encouraging secondary football. In addition, the members of the winning team will be awarded their class numerals, as in past years. Contrary to last year's arrangement, the championship will not be played on the basis of a round robin tournament. Games will be played between...