New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-09

1--WE FOOTBALL TEAM AT wOIK-oUICK AND
DETERMINED PLAYING.
cambridre Mass Oct. s CSpeciaD.-"Bloody Mon
dsy night" famous in the annals of Harvard.
ss.ms likely 20 become but name. For several
cara II has been dying: the rushes between fresh
men and sophonores have become less frequent and
weaker. while the sentiment against them among
faculty and upper classmen has grown stronger
and stronger There many punches as ever
hnt the custom started this year of giving recep-
ton 10 the freshmen seems likely to supersede 10
great part II wholly these last relics OF hazlng
at Harvard At the reception on Monday night
Professor Shafer presided. and speeches were maoe
bv President Eliot. DR.. Wolcott for the corpora
ton Moorield Storey for the overseers. professor
Francis c. Peabody Professor Taussig. Mayor Ban
croft MAYNARD Ladd '94 and b. G. Waters, a.
beginning this year most important reputation
relative to the degree of Bachelor of Arts goes INTO
effect To be recommended for a degree OF bach-
eor of Arts a student must not only nave pasSeu
in all prescribed studies and in the requisite mum
her OF elective courses but he must also have stooo
above grade d In at least one-half OF MS coHese
work and also in at least one-haf OF the Work OF
his senior year The faculty also announces 'he
Gift of two new scholarships of 500 each' ID! Tue
terms OF the deed they must be given 10 o'sSeh'
ers' who fitting themselves for the O'''"''
ministry. $500 -
.r,ong tho football PLAYERS there have been no
ticeable improvements Brewer is interfering ana
rushing even better than last year "raH mas W"
injured and forced to stop for awhle' Dut VIII We
out again this week. John Corbett has caush' the
football fever and decided TO make trial TOT the
team. His work has so far outciasSeo '"a' vi
any of the other backs. and he seems TO be IN
much better form than last year Dunlop besie
and Lowering, the freshmen, are DONG so wen 'na'
they may be counted as good reliable men ior
substitutes to Brewer. Gray, Corbett and waters.
Fairchd at quarter is gradually making hmsei
the most ~tndis pensabe of those trying for the
nos,tion In the line at centre and guards is Har-
wards weak point. and 1t unfortunately cof'es
where Yale is strongest Lewis and MacKie are
fixtures and good ones at that but for the other
guard Harvard is vanly seeking. Laimbeer and
Warren are improving daily and another year may
do finely but they are not strong enough 10 DUCK
against Yale's heavy men Parker is a new man
who used to play on the Massachusetts institute Oh
Technology and something may be made of him.
Then there Is Brice. a 200 FOUNDER but he has been
out out once viii not himself have to fiji the
nosition For other places in the line there is no
lack of good material Emmons and stevenson or
possibly Goamore GSh 2 s certanV the strongest
tackle in any college. and for the Other one beaie
can be trained up the right point The PLAYING
of the team as a whole is quick, sharp ana deter
The defensive work is weakest of all but the in
reference needs only judicious coacnng ana per-
ss cspta COOK has Opened the baseball
early A01 Weaer ass The
discouraging Captain Cook himself Is the the, only
piay next spring under the athletic regulations
En- frack athletics there is also considerable activity
in preparation for the freshman and varsity games
M he held toward the end Of this month: seven OF
last wears Mott Haven team are in training; SIX
Teen more are in college and will begin after christ
mas. Among the new men there is much promis
ing material. , .,, .,, o,a
the following candidates have been successful; II.
NJ Waterhouse 's7: W. II. Jones. 81; G. b. Parker.
I. s. s.; E. W. Ryerson. '9; r. C. Thomas' 10
II G TAYLOR 97: J. A. Carpenter. 81; r. 5 LILY
inegood. IS: r. r. Truitt. Grad; c. l.. Stafford 81
A. H. Gould. 9s; c. T. Tatman, l.; 81 r. w