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...rather large proportion of the good courts, the loss would be more than counterbalanced by the advantages gained, and especially the stimulus to better play. It will become an object not only to win future tournaments, but to make a creditable showing in them; and thus many of the less prominent players will be spurred to harder work, and the general standard of tennis at Harvard will be raised. To the best players the advantages will be equally great, for they will be able to engage in a constant struggle with their equals, and not have to fall back upon...
...last year's team there are at present in training, Captain Noyes, '89, G. McClintock, '90, McBride, '90, S., and Calhoun, '91. These men will probably hold their same positions and Dalzell, '91, substitute on last year's team, will undoubtedly pitch. The other candidates have had more or less experiance upon their class nines and those of preparatory schools. For catcher Poole, '91, is the most promising candidate; McClung, '92, and Heffelfinger, '91, S., for pitcher; Traver, '89, S., Graves, '91, Cushing, '91, Harvey, and Day, '89, S. for short-stop; for the out-field, N. McClintock...
...whom will play short-stop when not in the box; first base, Dana '91; second base, Osburne '90; third base, Knickerbocker, '91; left field, Payne '91; centre, Durell, '89; right, McMillan, '91. Five of these men played on the 'varsity last year and the others have had more or less experience on their class nines. The captain is exerting himself to the utmost to put a winning team in the field, but the outlook is not very promising. The first game of the season will be played here with Jersey City on the 30th of this month. Arrangements have been...
...England clubs was held on Friday at the United States Hotel. Nineteen clubs were represented. At the business meeting, Mr. Mansfield (Longwood), moved and Mr. Balch (Harvard), seconded, the following, viz: "The side which goes in second shall follow their innings, if they have scored forty per cent. less runs than their opponents should be substituted in the case of one day matches for Law I, which says, "The side that goes in second shall follow on if they are sixty runs behind." After a good deal of debate, the motion was carried. The following fixtures were arranged for Harvard...
...college for the last sixteen years, and especially his intercourse with students through the medium of daily themes. He considers that "the leading trait of the Harvard undergraduate is a fine sense of veracity." Of the secondary characteristics he mentions "a manly frankness," and, resulting from this, "the less welcome but more obvious traits" of self consciousness and self distrust. Summing up the characteristics of the undergraduate. Mr. Wendall says: "Sincere at heart then we find him; frank, and plagued with a self-consciousness that leads to a somewhat serious lack of assertion, which leads in turn to an evanscent...