Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-31
LOCAL NEWS.
College Items.

The first football of our eleven was played | at Amherst Saturday and resulted in credit able victory for Yale by score of two goals and four touchdowns to nothing This score under ordinary circumstances probably would have been larger, but owing to the rain it was agreed that the time of each inning should be shortened fifteen minutes, and the slipperiness of the ball rendered passing and holding difficult. Nevertheless some excel lent plays were made, and the whole work of the team augurs we'll for the success of its future contests.
 member of the Harvard eleven was at Amherst getting points in Yale's playing. Captain Bigelow, of the freshman eleven, went to Harvard Saturday to arrange for the time of the class games.
 Williams College was beaten by Williston Seminary Saturday, by score of two goals to nothing.
 To-day Harvard plays the University of Michigan at Boston As Yale plays the same team Wednesday at the park, an opportunity will be furnished for comparing the strength of the two great rivals
 The Tennis tournament Saturday was post poned on account of the rain.
 Twelve essays were handed in for the Lit prize. The result will be announced in the next Ltt, November 30th.
 Al ton, there being twenty-five courts on the campus in almost constant use.
 The last number of the Lit was unusually strong. The most noticeable article in it was a timely one upon ''Yale's Influence in the South," written by southerner. The writer shows that Yale, once the most popu- lar college in the s uth. has been neglecting her interests in that direction. He further argues in favor of having preliminary exami- nations at of the prominent cities, urging that the system that has resulted so favorably in the West would prove still more advantageous there.
 The article in the Notn6iHa on the proper sphere of the junior societies contains the pith of the whole matter. The literary pa per of this number is a well written, careful study of ''Hawthorne's Melancholy"
 The Fair Haven and Westville horse rail way have agreed with the committee repre- senting the Yale athletic grounds to extend their West Chapel street line to the new grounds and run cars for the accommodation of the association when desired. The fol lowing arrangement of the grounds has al ready been decided upon: Near the main en- trance, which will face east or nearest the college buildings, will be quarter mile track for running purposes, the inside Of which Will be used for tennis courts and athletic exercls- es; this track will be oval and on the side opposite the entrance will be erected dou- ble grand stand, facing not only the track but the principal base ball ground which will be immediately in the rear, and besides being used as a base ball field will be used for all foot ball games. In front of the grand stand nearest the running track will be the 100 yards dash immediately adjoining this ball field on the right will be still another un- turfed diamond for base ball purposes, with still a third but smaller ball field in the rear of field No. l. At the right of field No. will be asquare 400 feet each way, to be used as cricket ground Two club houses will be erected on the south side of the grounds and near the rivers bank which flows by it's side, with all the necessary conveniences Trees will be planted throughout the grounds at proper intervals, and roads and driveways will be laid out making access to any part of the grounds by carriage easy.