Word: holding
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...Boston Athletic Association will hold a sparring meeting at the Club on Thursday, February 28th, at 8 p. m. Representatives from Harvard, School of Technology, Young Men's Christian Association and Union are invited to compete. All sparrers must be strictly amateur, and none others will be allowed to enter the contest. Entries will close at 7 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 23d, and those desiring to compete will send their names, addresses and weights to William Appleton, Athletic Club, Exeter street, Boston. Prizes will be silver medals. All contestants will please be at the club...
...nothing to gain by commercial union with Canada which we cannot now secure by reciprocity treaties. He thought it impossible for the United States to assimilate Canada successfully; that Canada will not consent to union except with the right of representation, and her quota of senators and representatives would hold the balance of power in all legislation...
...gratifying to find that cricket is steadily increasing its hold on the youth of the United States. Harvard University seems to be doing good work just now in its efforts to develop the game by its permanent introduction into the collegiate institutions of America. At the first meeting of the University Cricket Club, held lately, the management reported that they had tried to arrange a match for Monday, Oct. 11, between Fifteen of the University and the Gentlemen of Ireland. Unfortunately, though, owing to the fact that they had to sail from New York on the following Wednesday, the Irishmen...
...which promises to be equally successful. The proposed chess match with an outside club will also be watched with interest by the college. We congratulate the club upon its enterprise and success, which show that other scientific games, besides the various branches of athletic sports, have a firm foot-hold at Harvard...
Professor Macvane will hold an oral examination in History 12 in about a month...