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...delegates from Williams, Amherst and Dartmouth yesterday completed the organization of the much-discussed athletic league, which was named "The New England Intercollegiate Triangular League." The old baseball and football leagues were brought together with a new track athletic team under one constitution...
AMHERST, MASS., May 7. - Seventeen delegates, representing all the athletic associations of Williams, Dartmouth and Amherst, met this evening and discussed plans for a new athletic league and changes in the old constitutions of the baseball and football associations. E. K. Hall of Dartmouth, was chairman of the meeting. A committee, consisting of J. H. Irish of Williams, E. K. Hall of Dartmouth and F. M. Belden of Amherst was selected to draw up a constitution for new baseball, football, athletic and tennis associations. Each association is to draw up its own by-laws. The committee on constitution will report...
...looked on the matter as a sign of degeneracy.' It must be remembered that Mr. Jefferson was speaking of the college men who intended to go on the stage. The reporter above quoted has misrepresented the facts. What the speaker said was as follows: "The best plays are the old English comedies, because naturally the students in a university will be sufficiently educated to appreciate the fine writing of these plays - those of Sheridan, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, etc. By appreciating them, you can render them better than those who cannot appreciate them. If you were to begin to play...
...Subway is practicable in construction. - (a) Surface and sub-surface surveys have shown no engineering difficulty. - (1) Pipes of sewers disposed of. - (2) Foundations of buildings avoided. - (3) Injury to Common exaggerated. - (4) Sentiment should not obstruct necessary improvements. - (b) Steel construction cheaper and safer than old masonry tunnels. - (c) Details amply provided for. - (1) Ventilation. - (2) Lighting. - (3) Drainage. - (d) Outside estimate of cost $5,000,000. - (1) Sect. 1, already contracted for below estimate...
...Fitz of Newton High School, Whitman of Hopkinson's, Ware of Roxbury Latin, and Butters of Concord High. All of these men did some good playing during the day, and the finals should be very interesting. Ware is last year's champion, but is not quite up to his old form. Whitman won his five matches with only the loss of two games, and may give Ware a hard fight...