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...petition placed at Bartlett's would receive the names of many of the most influential men of Cambridge and of all students interested in getting their messages on time. Such a petition in the hands of interested parties ought to accomplish the desired results and make Cambridge one step nearer perfection...
POLE VAULTwhich followed only two out of the four came to the scratch, Hodge, of Princeton, and Mandell, '84. There was an obstruction which hindered Mandell, who places his pole nearer the bar than others, and instead of protesting strongly he kept on vaulting, and failed to get over nine feet. Hodge, who went over the bar at that height won the event...
...little harder playing and more care to hold the ball safely when he gets it would improve him. Abbot, at centre, runs fast and handles his crosse with much ease-catching and throwing well. He should be careful not to swipe, and should drop his balls a little nearer to goals. The defence field show the need of more practice. The reason for this is that the offence men keep the ball so well in hand at their end of the field that defence men fail to get their share of work. In today's game they will probably have...
...year, but this only renders matters more difficult, for they are so firmly set in their old ways that it will be double work to instill the new method into their minds. The system I advocate is essentially English, except as we rig the boat, the foot boards are nearer the seats than those in England. Then, again, we use a shorter oar by two or three inches than the English oarsmen...
...There is always more enthusiasm at this time of the year than at any other, and we trust that it will not die out. Last year a large number of men went to the boat house daily until the nines went into the field, but then as Jarvis was nearer than the boat house they turned their attention entirely to the nine. We do not believe in giving one's entire support to one team, but try to divide it equally. The labors of a crew man are not light, and we believe in giving them the support they deserve...