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...Boston Athletic Association announces the following open handicap events to be held on Irvington Oval on the afternoon of April 19; 100 yds., 440 yds., 1000 yds., 120 yds. high hurdles, running high jump, running broad jump, and a 440 yds. novice race (scratch). Three prizes will be given in each event. The entrance fee is 50 cents for each event and the entries will close on April 16, with John Graham, B. A. A. Captain Wheel wright expects all men who can do so to enter the games. The A. A. U. entry blanks may be obtained from...
...hoped that a large number of men will come out and join the class teams. It is perfectly possible that a man who is not able to qualify for the Mott Haven team may win points in these games. Three prizes are to be given in each event in addition to the Weld Cup which is held for the present year by the class...
...varsity scratch games follow on the Saturday after the inter-class games. As usual the events will be the same as at the intercollegiate games, two prizes being offered in each event...
...games committee yesterday decided upon the events which will be run in the invitation handicap meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 5. Every effort will be made this year to make this meeting exciting and the limits which have been placed on the handicaps are likely to bring in a notable lot of men. Three handsome prizes, similar to those given two years ago, will be given in each event. Arrangements are being made to have the score of the Harvard-Princeton baseball game which occurs on the same afternoon at Princeton bulletinned by innings on the field...
...held last evening it was voted to give up the winter meeting which has been advertised for next Saturday. The reason was a lack of entries. The games committee made every effort to get out enough men to make the meeting a success but as only one event was assured in the sparring it was felt that it would be manifestly unjust to hold a meeting and charge admission. The only reasonable explanation for the small number of entries is that the interest in sparring and wrestling is dying out at Harvard. In the shot contest there was an encouraging...