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...forming in many of our towns and cities. With the representatives of our institutions of learning, and with a portion of the intelligent public, the object of the encouragement given to athletics is to counteract the enervating tendency of the times, and to improve the health, strength, and vigor of our youth...
...that has hitherto consumed all energies here will in future be tempered by an intellectual growth which, while by no means lessening the activity and enterprise that have developed Butte's mineral resources, will introduce a new element of culture here that it is hoped will grow with that vigor which has characterized similar efforts elsewhere...
...took the lead at once, with a strong, quick stroke of of 39; the freshmen were rowing 39, the sophomores 38, and the juniors, 37. The superiority of the seniors at once become evident. The force and vigor of their oarsmen telling at every stroke. The '88 crew was rowing well together, and for half a mile kept a good second, while the freshmen and '89 a half length behind were steering not so good a course. At the mile the freshmen were abreast with '87, both rowing 39, '89 was a half length behind and rowing in better form...
...defeats of the first of last week had a marked effect upon the Lacrosse team. In Saturday's game they went to work with great snap and vigor, and ran up a score of 4 to 1 really against the team which beat them 3 to 1 last Monday. The men are shaking in well together now, but this fact should not make them over confident. The fine work done by Stevens at Hoboken last year must not be forgotten or under estimated between now and the game. This week should be spent in perfecting the team play which...
...there is another view to take of the subject. If America is proud of anything she is proud of her manhood and vigor, of her powers by land and sea, and of her acknowledged lead in all kinds of sports where a cool head and manly vigor win honors; and in no place is this pride more marked than right here in Eastern Massachusetts, in Boston, the "hub" of sports as well as of the universe...