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Yesterday afternoon the match for the Founder's Cup was held. As the weather was cold and windy the number of contestants was comparatively small and the scores made were not up to the average. The cup was won by Quinlan who scored 10. Post was second with a total of 9. The regular series of matches were then shot with the following results...
...intercollegiate association. At the meeting a constitution was adopted, officers elected, and a list of twelve events made out, including the principal Mott Haven events. The first field meeting was held at Southboro, on the grounds of St. Mark's School. To the general surprise, Hopklnson's School won the pennant with six first and three second prizes, St. Mark's and the Roxbury Latin schools taking second and last places respectively. The conditions under which this meeting was held were not favorable and the records made were not especially good. The best was throwing the baseball made by Luce...
...meeting was held the next year on the Union baseball grounds in Boston. Roxbury Latin won easily, taking seven out of twelve first prizes, including the tug-of-war, and one second prize. Hopkinson's won four firsts and three seconds, and St. Mark's one first and seven seconds. At this meeting, Loring of Hopkinson's made the exceptionally good record of 54 3-4 seconds in the 440 yards dash, and 24 1-4 seconds in the 220 yards dash...
...last year's meeting, held again at Southboro, Roxbury Latin won the first place again with Hopkinson's second and St. Mark's last...
...predict with absolute accuracy, the result of the Intercollegiate games this spring, nevertheless, even at the present time, it is possible to prophesy with some probability the winners in the various events. Yale, without much doubt, will capture the cup this year, while Harvard, who until 1887, had won successfully for seven years, having sustained a very serious loss in the graduation of most of her team, seems to stand a very poor chance. Yale will surely take four firsts. Harvard, Columbia and U. of P. will each win two or three, while Princeton also will come...