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Joint games of Yale and the 2nd regiment, Connecticut National Guard, take place at New Haven March...
...Yale field was first used has steadily increased. Instead of being at the bottom in track athletics Yale now leads all her opponents. The improvement has been a gradual one, developing a little year by year, till in '87 five first prizes were won by Yale men at Mott Haven, and at last the cherished cup became Yale's. Since that time the interest has not been allowed to lag for a moment, and the Athletic Association have spared no efforts to retain the distinction so dearly won. The games last fall were among the most interesting ever held...
From present indications there will be a hard struggle this season at the inter-collegiate games. Harvard feels very sore over having lost the Mott Haven cup to Yale in addition to all the other championships and will spare no efforts to regain it. Yale on the other hand will struggle hard before allowing it to go to Harvard, for in this as in all other contests, the struggle for the championship narrows down to Yale and Harvard...
Several single events will undoubtedly fall to the other colleges, but none will approach dangerously near to the great Universities. Sherrill, Sherman, Berger, Harmer and Coxe, who took prizes at Mott Haven last season, are still in college, although Coxe will not enter unless it is absolutely necessary. Sherrill will undoubtedly win the 100-yards dash, although Rogers of Harvard will be a close second and push him for first place. Sherrill and Robinson both have a fair chance in the 220-yard dash, but neither is a sure winner against Wells of Harvard and Banks of Columbia...
...number of candidates for the Mott Haven team is somewhat smaller than at first, but many will begin their practice again next week. Only two men are putting the shot and four pole-vaulting. There is a large number of men practising for running and jumping. The outlook for winning the first and second bicycle prizes at Mott Haven in the spring is good. As the first of the winter meetings takes place so soon, the contestants are working more regularly. The contest for the medal for excellence on the horizontal bar will be very close. Men are daily practising...