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...North Avenue, where they are put through dumb bell exercises. As a whole the squad, which now numbers about 35, has showed marked improvement; the men are not so awkward in sliding as at first, although they are still very slow at starting. The fielding is rather cleaner and the men seem to be learning how to handle the ball. On the other hand, the throwing, especially after fumbles is apt to be very wild. S. W. Lewis 1900, H. Foster '98, and A. Davis '98 have been taking turns at playing first base and of these Lewis...
...first time. A new set of oars from Shaw arrived and were used by Captain Goodrich's crew. Several practice starts were taken by both crews together. These starts were very even as a rule, but Perkins's crew had a longer swing and were faster and cleaner with their hands...
Phil King said of the game: "I think we outplayed Harvard on the whole, although she certainly had hard luck in the first half. Harvard played a sports-manlike game, and I don't recall ever having seen a cleaner contest...
...your Alma Mater, you must show when you go out from her halls that there are moral and intellectual qualities which your training on the football field has fostered and strengthened. It is for you to show that as your limbs are stronger, so your minds are cleaner, your lives more sweet and wholesome. Then hold up the hands of us older men who believe in college athletics; who think they can be put upon their proper plane, can be pursued in their proper spirit, given their due prominence in college life, and no more...
McClung did not say, as reported by a New York paper, that "the Princeton team put up a more scientific and cleaner game than Harvard." - Yale News...