The time between Thanksgiving and the Christmas recess is generally considered dull in the athletic world. But in a quiet way during the late fall there has been much hard work done in the gymnasium and out, and the general interest has been creditable to Harvard muscle. The floor of the gymnasium has been thronged with the active tumblers, under the careful instruction of Mr. Lathrop. The class crews have all made a good start in the winter training and are rowing with full crews, many new men being attracted by the possibility of vacant seats in their respective boats. Neither the 'varsity teams nor the 'varsity crew have trained together so far, but individual practice has been the rule for some time. In a word the season's work has been well begun and bids fair to go on with a rush after the recess. There is every need of this, however, with so many vacancies in the nine and crew; and moreover, hard work will be required to make our possession of the Mott Haven cup at all sure.
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