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...University of Pennsylvania has challenged Yale to a four-mile straight-away eight-oared race at New London. The freshmen have challenged the Yale freshmen to a two-mile race...
...south stretch of the track on Holmes Field has been extended towards North Avenue, making a straight away course of 150 yards. This has been done in order that the hurdle race may be over a straight course. On a curved track the outside men have a great disadvantage, as the distances between the hurdles are not the same at the inside and outside of the tracks. The low hurdle race in the spring meeting will be for one hundred forty-six and two-thirds yards-two-thirds of the regular intercollegiate distance...
...meeting held in Philadelphia, the United States Association decided to change the law so that a batsman shall be out if with any part of his person he stop a ball, which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket, and would have hit it. The meeting was very fully attended. It is the first time in the history of the association that it has broken the record of conservatism and devotion to English custom. A number of able speeches were made...
...nine obtain the coveted championship. When the nine don their uniforms for the first time, they must understand that it means something else besides the desire of their classmates to see them look "pretty." It was only by continual practice and strict attention to duty that '89 won two straight games from Yale, and if '91 would follow her example, the same conditions must be imposed. Let the score at Andover show that the freshman nine may, this year, be relied upon...
...considered the advisability of sending on a team. It has resulted in giving the captain of the Mott Haven team power to send from one to six men according to his judgment. The events are all to be from the scratch over a turf course. The course will be "straight away" for all events up to and including the quarter. Prizes will be given to the first three men in each event; a silver cup to the first, a gold medal to the second, a silver meda Ito the third...