We hope today to show to the Yale News how strong the interest in athletics is at Harvard, and what we can do in the way of records. Although there were numerous cases of walk-overs in the class sports on Monday and Tuesday, every contest today will be hotly disputed, and the results cannot but augur well for our future success. For upon the issues today will be based our prospects at New York, since our delegates to the inter-collegiate games compete in the university sports.
To predict an excess of prizes to any one class would be dangerous, but '85 will find itself rather scantily provided for as the case now stands, although one surprise at least is promised from that class. The running, which is a just source of pride to us, will be as fine as usual, if our anticipations are realized, and in the other sports there is great promise of an excellent exhibition. If that important but fickle factor, the weather, stand by us, we shall be treated, no doubt, to an assuring sight for our future athletics, and one which will lead us to expect a third year's ownership of the cup.
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