Outing . ATHLETICS AT CORNELL. BY G. H. ^HIRTY yearsago the an-il u a 1 boatraces an dthe r o ugh -a n d - t u m -ble gamesof foot-ball com-prised thesum total of college athletics. Athletic contests,as conducted to-day, were unheard have now assumed such a place incollege life that the attention of everypresident and professor in American col-leges has been directed toward them, andthe question to what extent they shall beallowed has become a matter of publicdiscussion. The annual games and boatraces between different colleges are knownto be strictly on their merits, and as s
Outing . ATHLETICS AT CORNELL. BY G. H. ^HIRTY yearsago the an-il u a 1 boatraces an dthe r o ugh -a n d - t u m -ble gamesof foot-ball com-prised thesum total of college athletics. Athletic contests,as conducted to-day, were unheard have now assumed such a place incollege life that the attention of everypresident and professor in American col-leges has been directed toward them, andthe question to what extent they shall beallowed has become a matter of publicdiscussion. The annual games and boatraces between different colleges are knownto be strictly on their merits, and as suchcommand the attention of all lovers ofmanly sport. Cornell University opened its doors tostudents in the autumn of 1869. At itshead was a man who, while not an ath-lete himself, had ever taken an activeinterest in athletics. While at Yale thefirst challenge for an intercollegiate boatrace with Harvard passed through hishands. The interest in athletics at Cor-nell, fostered from the very beginning by the hearty co-operation of its presi-dent
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