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...Olympic Committee the desirability of making the intercollegiate meet a try-out for the American team to take part in the Olympic games at London next summer. As now planned the entire choice of the American team will be made at a trial meet, to be held on Franklin Field, Philadelphia, on June 6. Experience has shown that, although open to all amateurs, American Olympic teams have been composed chiefly of college athletes. The latter will find it hard to keep in the best of condition for both meets, and will undoubtedly wish to be at their best...
Practice for the University and class shooting teams will begin this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the traps on Soldiers Field. From now on the grounds will be open for practice every Wednesday and Friday during the season...
...second annual winter track carnival held Saturday afternoon in the Hemenway Gymnasium and on Holmes Field, was a great success. The large number of entries and events prolonged the carnival more than was expected, and the final relay race was not run off until 6.30 o'clock. Cups were awarded in all events to those who won first, second and third places, and also the five members of the winning tug-of-war team. The relay race was won by the Ridgely-Mount Auburn street team which was accordingly awarded the shield presented by the Track and Field Club last...
General Porter studied at the Lawrence Scientific School and is a graduate of West Point. He served in the field through the Civil War, and received the Congressional medal of honor for gallantry at Chickamauga. After the War, he became private secretary to President Grant, a position which he held for ten years. In 1904 he was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor by the French government. Last summer he was United States delegate to the Hague Conference...
...Field inspectors--E. P. Currier '09, R. H. Eggleston '09, E, N, Fales 08, Coach Quinn...