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...first look at the rowing, Harvard's favorite sport, and see from what a curious chaos it has sprung. Starting with a heavy eight-oared barge, in 1844, in which the club sometimes took ladies rowing, the first race with Yale was won after only four days' practice. To-day we see races planned a year ahead, men practising an hour every day, rowing on artificial machines, running and exercising with weights and dumb-bells. Then, they trusted to their strength and endurance only, to pull their boat ahead of their New Haven rivals. Now, the Harvard stroke, making...
Base-ball is the third sport which has been evolved from native crudity into its modern phase. In 1857, a man was allowed to throw the ball at the base runner, in order to put him out; and the pitcher was obliged to delivery ball without bending his elbow, the Result being a mere toss of the ball, which was batted unmercifully; then the scores often run as high as 40 runs, whereas now, a game may be played for fifteen innings without either st scoring a ran. An old ball pla would hardly recognize the game today, so much...
...take this opportunity to remind all freshmen who ride bicycles, that the Bicycle Club has very few members from eighty-eight, and earnestly desires more. Now that the time for riding has come, all lovers of the sport who appreciate a lively run through a pleasant country with a crowd of jolly companions, ought to join the club for their own sakes, if not to support the club. The admission fee to the club is only three dollars, and the member has the satisfaction of knowing that he personally is going to derive pleasure from his contribution, and that...
...sport of yesterday afternoon, though favored by every other condition of weather, was marred by the element that trap shooters most fear, a strong, gusty wind. In spite of this, however, the closing competition of the present series of matches was marked by good all-round shooting in the singles, while the work done in the doubles may be fairly termed excellent. In looking over the scores in Match A it was found that Mead, '87, was tied with J. N. Austin, '88, for second place, and the shoot-off resulted in a victory for Mr. Austin. Twelve members...
...succeeded in securing such a modification of the plans as rendered the bridge passable by crews at all stages of the tide. By this change, the bridge, instead of becoming a disturbing element to our rowing men, will be a great source of convenience to those lovers of the sport who do not indulge in an active participation in it, since it will afford a vantagepoint from which to watch the practice of the crews on the basin beyond...