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...regards West Point, we believe that President Eliot erred, perhaps basing his opinions a little too much upon mere hearsay, of which there has been plenty. In this case it would seem that President Eliot is trying to umpire the game from the grandstand. He has not even had the privilege of serving under West Point officers, as many of us have had. In another column of today's CRIMSON a cadet, an ex-Harvard man, states the case for the Military Academy...
Moral backing contributes greatly to the work of a team, and a loyal grandstand has more than once been the cause of an eleventh-hour victory where defeat threatened. Last Saturday, ten thousand people witnessed the Harvard-Princeton game at Princeton. With such an audience to play to and with the inevitable confidence of playing on their home grounds, the Tigers were victorious. Today the advantage lies with Harvard. Why not make up for the apathy we have thus far displayed to the team, and turn out to a man for the first big home game of the season...
...side of the grandstand at Mechanics Hall has been reserved for Dartmouth supporters, while the opposite side has been held for backers of the University team. One end of the hall is being reserved for Cornell. Tickets for the meet were placed on sale yesterday at Leavitt and Peirce's and the H.A.A., and application blanks have been mailed to University graduates within a radius of 50 miles of Boston. The prices are $3 for seats on the stage, $2 for seats on the floor, $2 for the first row in the balcony, $1 for other rows in the balcony...
...baseball team and a crew have been turned out which are entirely worthy of ranking with the teams of prewar days. The enthusiasm of the players and the untiring efforts of the coaches deserve the backing of every undergraduate. Today's game gives the first opportunity; a well-filled grandstand this afternoon will prove that this support is complete...
...success of the season was rendered more complete by the addition of the eight new championship courts on Divinity Field. The new grandstand allowed the attendance of a considerable number of spectators, over 450 attending the match with Leland Stanford last Tuesday...