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...part of the training of an athlete have there been in recent years more radical changes than in the diet of the men. At Harvard the greater part of these changes were inaugurated four years ago, when Dr. Conant for the first time took charge of the training of the football players...
...wind. The meats were then cooked very rare for all. Individual tastes were not consulted. The men were then trained as a body and it was not considered that in order to keep them in good condition the individual men required different treatment. An important part of the recent changes has been along the line of the individual needs of the men. The food is now about the same as would be served at a first-class home table...
...baths also there has been an important change which is of comparatively recent introduction. Four years ago hot baths were usually taken and little cold water was used. Princeton was the first to appreciate the advantage of cold baths, and the r eleven of 1889 showed a toughness which is largely attributable to this innovation. Now little warm water is used and a quick, cold shower is followed by a sharp...
...clearly demonstrated that she is not invincible the great point of interest for football enthusiasts is the possible effect of the fact on the Harvard team and the Yale team. From the whole history of the Yale teams it is pretty safe to say that the smart of the recent goal by Pennsylvania will only serve to intensify the determination of the Yale players to do or die at Springfield. It has always been the case that Yale has played better under a spur of this sort and this has been, perhaps more prominently than anything else, the distinguishing feature...
...Classical Club, at a recent meeting, elected H. E. Burton, 2 Gr., secretary and treasurer. The club has taken a decided step forward in the last year or two. It has a membership of 60 or more, mostly graduates. Undergraduates only of the highest standing, generally men who have taken second year honors in classics, are admitted. Meetings are held once a fortnight, alternating between rooms of student members and Lomes of the professors. There is always a talk by some professor or some eminent person from another college. Arrangements are being made for several interesting lectures to be given...