Word: outdoors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hoped that the faculties of the various colleges interested will take immediate action on the resolutions submitted to them for their approval by their representatives in the conference committee. Time certainly flies and the days are not many before outdoor exercise will be possible, and the inter-collegiate contests at hand. The time for preparation is limited and each man wishes to know what to expect, whether the resolutions will be put in force and college athletics make a radical change, or whether the necessary number of colleges will fail to ratify and athletics continue in the old ruts...
...value of inter-collegiate associations in stimulating and prompting regular training and systematic exercises in the colleges. The impulse for such training, in any valuable form at least, for both large and small colleges, usually comes from without. Inter-collegiate rivalry is the life of any thorough system of outdoor athletics. That the smaller colleges are taking up with this system and forming leagues for themselves shows not only the force of the example of larger colleges in this matter, but indicates also the need everywhere felt for such a stimulus as inter-collegiate contests afford...
...begun. Already seventeen men are at work in the Gymnasium which number will soon be increased. This is a very gratifying beginning as it points to a long term of careful training and the prospect of a body of men in splendid condition when the season opens for outdoor exercise. Nor is this energy wasted. We can never be too sure of winning in the inter-collegiate games. Many things may happen to mar our chances where so many events are to be contested for, and such a variety of mishaps are to be guarded against. Moreover with the graduation...
...looking over the programme of outdoor athletic meetings in the various colleges we notice that nearly every one has events in lacrosse and base-ball throwing or foot-ball kicking. Although our meetings are rather crowded with the large number of necessary events, still it seems possible that the time could be profitably spared to give opportunity for a contest in one if not all of these additional events. The trial at foot-ball kicking could take place at the fall meeting, and it seems as though base-ball throwing would make an interesting event in the coming spring meeting...
During the short space of time that has elapsed since the beginning of outdoor practice, the University nine has been peculiarly unfortunate. Seven of the best men on the nine are at the present writing disabled. This list includes two of the pitchers, two of the catchers, second-base, left field and centrefield. Of these one at least of the pitchers will be unable to play at all during the season, second-base will be unable to play for three weeks, and possibly not at all, while the rest will, it is hoped, be able to resume their places with...