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Princeton's annual field meeting was held Wednesday, May 9. Two Princeton records were broken by S. King, who ran 100 yards in 10 seconds and 220 yards in 22 1-4 seconds. The other events were as follows: 440-yards dash, Dohm, 53 1-4 seconds; half-mile run, Roddy, 2m. 7 1-5s.; mile run, Baker, 4m. 57s.; mile walk, J. Hunter, 8m. 52 1-4s.; running broad jump, Lemassena, 18f. 10 in.; throwing hammer, Janeway, 84 ft. 2 in. From the result of this meeting the Mott Haven team will be chosen...
PHILADELPHIA, May...
...annual meeting of the Harvard Club, May 12, the New York alumni discussed the recent restrictions of the overseers. About one hundred members of the club were present, and the unanimous sentiment was in favor not only of retaining the old system of sports but also of allowing contests with professionals. The following resolutions were drawn up by George Walton Green, who recently presented the petition of the alumni to the Board of Overseers...
...Whereas, We are in entire accord with the Board of Overseers and the Faculty in their endeavor to correct any abuses that may have arisen in connection with athletic contests...
...encourage the old-time Harvard spirit of open and cordial relations between students and faculty and to foster a spirit of fair play and courtesy toward opponents, is to place the responsibility upon the students themselves, leaving to the faculty the settlement of such limitations of this privilege as may seem advisable...