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...yesterday was only the third day of practice for the upper-class squads, the work in most cases was crude and ragged. The team play of the Juniors was the most advanced, probably due to the fact that five of the men were on last year's class championship team. The Freshmen have developed a fair offense, but the defensive work is in general weak. The Sophomores have a strong defense, but it is not supported by the forwards. The first game of the interclass series, to be played on Tuesday between the Sophomore and the Freshman teams should...
...which a case of concussion of the brain did not occur. There were several noticeable features in these cases. Frequently, the fact that a man had received a serious head injury was noticed by the surgeon from the side-lines before it was recognized by the players. This was due to the fact that a player might, apparently, automatically run through a considerable series of plays before his mates noticed that he was mentally irresponsible. The mental state of the players who had concussion was variable, some being highly excitable and hysterical, others merely confused, and in a few cases...
Ruptured muscles.--These injuries were common and affected either the quadriceps extensor of the leg or the hamstring muscle. Ruptures of the quadriceps were especially common among the heavy men and in many cases were due apparently entirely to the muscular exertion of quick starting. In some cases and especially in the severer ones, the injury appeared to be due to a violent blow upon the thigh of a man running at speed with the muscles tense. Ruptures of the hamstring muscles, which are also common among sprinters, were in every case due to muscular exertion alone. These cases were...
Synovitis of the knee.--These cases, except those due to a loose semilunar cartilage, were not numerous, and were treated by heat, both hot water and baking, by massage and by compression. The results obtained by these measures were surprisingly good and the time out of play was extremely limited...
Treasurer Lee McCiung, in his report of the finances of the University, showed an increase of $1,347,135.59 for the year 1904-05. This increase is by far greater than in any previous year, and is primarily due to the generous gift of $1,000,000 made by Mr. John D. Rockefeller. The academic debating team won the interdepartment championship by defeating the Divinity school team...