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...Yale alumni association of Orange. N. J., gave a banquet last Friday evening. A quartet from the second 'varsity Glee club sang...
...next event was the first bout in fencing between S. Dexter 2d, '90, and H. R. Allen, Jr., '92. Dexter showed the most skill and won five points to Allen's three. J. M. Morton, Jr., '91, easily defeated J. T. Lincoln, '92, in the second bout, five points...
...second winter meeting, held on Saturday, was marked by one of the poorest as well as one of the best sparring bouts held in the gymnasium this year. The Athletic Association is always ready to urge new men to come forward, and it offers every means in its power by which the standard of indoor and outdoor athletics may be raised. An exhibition, however, like the first one in sparring on Saturday, which was devoid of every appearance of the slightest scientific excellence, cannot help but have an effect opposed to the purposes for which the meetings are held...
...large proportion of ladies were present at the second winter meeting of the H. A. A., but on the whole, the attendance was small. There were but few entries for most of the events and not a great deal of enthusiasm was aroused among the spectators. As it was impossible to follow the order of events on the program, W. F. Pills bury, '89, opened the meeting with an excellent exhibition on the flying rings. He performed many difficult feats with grace and precision...
...next bout showed some lively and scientific sparring. It was give and take between the contestants, J. L. Dodge, '91, and P. Marquand, '89. The first round was very nearly even. Dodge seemed to have a slight advantage in the second. The third round was blow for blow again, and neither man guarded as well as before. Dodge again sparred rather the better, but the bout was so close that the referee decided another round of two minutes necessary. Both men were tired, and rained blows on each other's faces. Dodge got in several undercuts and seemed to have...