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...night in Lyceum Hall, will be given the annual spring concert of the freshman Glee and Banjo clubs for the benefit of the freshman crew. The members of the clubs have been practicing diligently for the past few weeks, and the indications are that the concert will be an unusually good one. The object for which the proceeds from the concert will be devoted is a worthy one, and for this reason alone, the concert is deserving of a large audience...
...game was not called until half-past three owing to the non-appearance of John Kelly, the regular intercollegiate umpire. The captains of the two nines finally agreed to ask Upton the catcher of the Phillips Andover team to act as umpire. His decisions were entirely satisfactory. Before the game the nines each got about twenty minutes practice and both received much applause for their good work. Princeton's men seemed at this time almost sure of their ball in all fielding work. At 3.30 the game commenced amid many cheers from the Princeton bench, and a faint...
...afternoon should be a great success and of the utmost interest to all men in college. The Bicycle club has gone to much trouble to arrange this meeting, the first of the kind in the history of our college athletics, and the field of entries is large. In the past year or two bicycling has developed to an astonishing extent at Harvard, and we can boast of several of the fastest riders in intercollegiate athletics. This afternoon the races will be close, and will be doubly interesting from the fact that our own men stand a good chance of winning...
...class crews last Saturday, the start being from near the Longwood bridge, and the finish just off the Union Boat Club float. The water was in almost perfect condition, and what little wind there was did not interfere at all with the work of the crews. Shortly after half past six the crews took their positions. The Athletic Club were nearest the wall, the 'Varsity shell had the middle place, and the Union crew were a little on the other side. At 6.40 the start took place All the crews catching the water together. Harvard started off with 32 strockes...
...Sargent has compiled some very interesting statistics on the effect of gymnasium work, based upon his examinations for the past ten years, which will soon be published. When the gymnasium was opened in 1880, about nine hundred students were examined. The highest individual total was then 675. Since then 240 men have been examined with totals above the highest in 1880, one man reaching a total of 1272.8. We give below a list of those who have exceeded a total of 900. The parts tested are the back, legs, arms, grip and lungs...