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...Harvard committee, which was sent throughout the country; and, fourthly, the action of the Princeton faculty. Of these causes the reports of the daily papers on the Thanksgiving day game did more to cause a decline in foot-ball than all the other causes combined. - N. Y. Sportsman...
Commenting on the styles of rowing shown by the Oxford and Cambridge crews in their recent annual races on the Thames river, London, the London Sportsman says: "The Cantabs this year seemed to have dropped back into that light and ineffective style which many people thought they had abandoned. We have previously pointed out that the light dipping stroke will never succeed against the long and powerful pull which is in favor among the oarsmen on the Isis. The men were well trained, though, perhaps, one or two were, to adopt a technical term, "drawn" a little fine. They, however...
...York Sportsman thus speaks of Harvard athletics: Since Harvard entered the inter-collegiate sports, some eight years ago, she has made steady improvement in athletics, and is undoubtedly far beyond all other colleges to-day in branches of field athletics. The earnest work done at Harvard this year will make her chances good for the championship, although she has lost some of her best...
...Middlesex Sportsman's Club will hold an all day meeting for shot gun competition at Watertown, to-day. Members of the Harvard Shooting Club are invited to be present. Cars leave Harvard Square every half hour...
...addition to the above prizes, silver medals will be awarded members makking a score of ten straight birds for the first time. Arrangements have been made with the Middlesex Sportsman's Club whereby any members desiring practice may shoot at Watertown to-day. The following holders of clean-score records are barred from Match B.- W. L. Allen, '86; F. B. Austin, '86; J. A. Frye, '86; F. S. Palmer, '87, W. H. Slocum, '86. Members are requested to preserve this programme, as it will not be again published...