Word: amateurs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...college periodicals and several non-collegiate publications. Among them are the Yale News, Yale Alumni Weekly, Daily Princetonian, The Pennsylvanian, Cornell Sun, Brown Herald, The Berkeleyan, The Palo Alto of Leland Stanford University, The Phillipian, The Exonian, The New York Times, The Nation, Harper's Weekly, The Amateur Athlete, The Illustrated American, Truth and Outing. There are also to be had at this office the current numbers of many college weeklies and monthlies and several other non-collegiate publications. These files, and the bound volumes of the CRIMSON ever since its foundation, all members of the University are welcome...
...Zinto," by H. F. Munn, who proves to be well posted in the customs of the Indians about Great Slave Lake. Notable features of the sport and travel department are: "Hares and Hare Hunting," by Ed. W. Sandys; "At the top of Europe," by E. M. Allaire; "American Amateur Athletes of '96," by W. B. Curtis: "Golf in American up to Date," by Price Collier, and "Racing Schooners," by R. B. Burchard...
...gymnastic contest on December 2. In addition to the regular contests on horizontal bars, parallel bars, long horse, and ropeclimbing, it is expected that Mr. Buerndt will be present, who is now the American champion on the horizontal bar and the flying rings, and also Mr Metz, the amateur champion club swinger of America...
Messrs. Copeland and Day of Boston have recently published a volume entitled Cinder-path Tales, by William Lindsey. The author has for a long time been identified with amateur athletics in New England, and the tales are for the most part based upon personal experiences. Aside from the fascination of the theme itself, the cinder-path tales are excellent short stories and must appeal to every one, whether he knows anything about athletics...
OUTING for November is a very strong number. Walter Camp, in "Football of '96," gives a masterly review of the situation, along with a forecast of the season. W. B. Curtis contributes an article on "American Amateur Athletes in 1896," which contains portraits, descriptions and performances of the famous men of the year. "Prominent Trotters and Pacers," by E. B. Abercrombie, with portraits of the reigning equine monarchs, is valuable, while "A Gossip on Golf," by Horace G. Hutchinson, author of the Badminton "Golf," will appeal to enthusiasts in the popular sport. The complete story is "The Story...