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that the Indians viii be seen in Boston

that the Indians will be seen in Boston
for some years to come.
Apparently Harvard men have come to
the conclusion that they played too many
hard games during the month Of Novem-
Der. After the Brown game, which was
played the last Saturday in October. Har-
ward met Princeton, the Indians, Dart
mouth and Yale on successive Saturdays
The first two games resulted In defeat
the Dartmouth game in a bare victory for
Harvard. and the Yale game In 90 tie
Now some Harvard men think that these
opponents constituted too hard sched-
ule. and that something should be done
to tighten 1t for 1912.
Mike Murphy Not in Danger.
College men everywhere have been much
relieved to know that the reports of the
serious illness Of Mike Murphy. the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and Olympic
trainer, were much exaggerated 1t is
true that Murphy has been confined to
his home with a severe cold. but there
was no thought on the part Of his physl-
clan that he should be sent away TO any
other climate Or compelled to give UP
training.
Murphy is now fifty years of age, and
with the exception Of his present illness
has enjoyed the best health within the
last three or four years since 1900, when
he returned to Yale for a term Of five
years.
The announcement of his improved con-
dition is a relief likewise to the Olympic
committee, which recently appointed. him
to be the trainer of the 1912 team to the
Olympic games at Stockholm. sweden:
If it had been true that Murphy would
be unable to continue his training duties
and to accompany this team abroad 1t
would have been severe blow to Amer
lean athletics. While there are other COM
petent trainers in this country. there is
none who has the same skill as Muir
ply in handling men and getting the most
out Of them. Mr.. Murphy does not IN
tend to do any hard work in connection
with his athletic duties until after the
new year, providing he has fully recOv-
cred his strength by that time
The jealousy with which college athletes
guard their varsity letters has received
further evidence at Cornell, where the
majority of the wearers OF the g nave
signed formal protest against the IN
tention of the athletic authorities to
award such an honor to the managers OF
the various varsity teams. Columbia Is
the only other institution Of importance
which distributes such honors to man.
ayers, and Cornell men do not want to be
guided by a precedent which exists only
at Columbia.
At Harvard, Yale. Princeton and Penn
sylvania the varsity letters have to be
earned by athletic merit. The foot ball
and base ball men have to play in cham
pionship games. the OarSmen have to
make the varsity crews and the track
men either have to score first places in
dual meets or win points in intercol-
legiate track championships. The care
with which the varsity letters are award
ed at Harvard is shown by the decision
of the Crimson authorities not to give
the III for participation in the Princeton
foot ball game, and this in spite of the
fact that the same Tigers are now the
intercollegiate champions.
This same agitation for awarding some
honor to managers Of the varsity teams
has been made at nearly all the big col
leges at some time or other. There is
no doubt that manager does as much
for the success of team as any of the
service, and the athletes at least think
it should receive different kind of re-
ward.