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Terrier raiders were undoubtedly nervous or tired in the small hours of the morning as they industriously etched the initials of their alma mater on the Stadium turf. Their lack of artistry is condemned by no less an authority than William J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics...
...smaller of the two available stadiums; the Connecticut, Tufts, Coast Guard, and Rutgers games had little drawing appeal; and it rained the day of the Holy Cross game to cut an anticipated sellout down to a more above average crowd. "That rain cost us $10,000," said Bingham, explaining that he planned to sell most of these seats at the Stadium, since the majority of spectators would be drawn from the Boston area. "The same thing applies this Saturday against Boston University," he added. "We may come close to a sellout if it doesn't rain...
Pursuing this fall's schedule further, the Dartmouth and Princeton games will be here and the Yale game in New Haven, so that in each case the larger stadium will be used; the Holy Cross game should also be a near sellout; and Bingham predicted a large crowd for the Rutgers game based on the psychological spectator reaction of last year's defeat. "The Dartmouth-Holy Cross 0-0 tie was probably a good thing for us," he added, explaining that if one of these teams slumped off this year the attendance at all its games would fall...
...although Yale and Dartmouth teams still overshadow the Crimson, the Elis having the use of a rink daily and Dartmouth having natural too while all Boston teams struggle to share what little artificial ice there is. Wrestling, attracted crowds last winter which bordered on Indoor Building basketball turnouts. Bingham attributed this to the popularity of Coach Clarence (chief) Boston, and to such crowd pleasing grapplers as heavy-weight Pete Fuller. Meanwhile, swimming and baseball lag far behind. "Baseball hasn't paid since the 20's," said Bingham. "We need to draw 12,000 to 15,000 for the Yale game...
...want our teams well equipped and well coached," Bingham concluded. "What ever is reasonable is all right, but we must avoid former extravagances. We also have to remember that as far as undergraduates are concerned. Other sports are important besides football...