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Fact and Rumor.

'89 plays the college of the Holy Cross on Jarvis to-day at 4 p.m.

The University of Pennsylvania has entered an eight in the Harlem regatta.

Themes in English VIII will be returned in Sever 3 on the day of the examination.

The vacant lot just back of Holyoke is now used as a ball field at all hours of the day by base-ball enthusiasts.

The account of the Amherst nine in yesterday's issue was written for the CRIMSON by Mr. C. B. Wilbar, Amherst, '88.

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The score in yesterdays game at Princeton was: Princeton, 8; Yale, 9. Hits, Princeton, 8; Yale 10. Errors, Princeton, 6; Yale. 3.

Attention ought to be called to the fact that gymnasium lockers which are not re-engaged by the 1st of July, will be leased to the first applicant.

The executive committee of the Union for the ensuing year will be as follows: R. B. Mahany, chairman, ex-officio; '87, L. B. Stedman, F. E. E. Hamilton; '88, Russell Duane; '89, J. H Proctor.

Seniors will please notice page 117 of the catalogue, where will be found the present requisitions of the faculty for Honorable Mention at graduation. The labors of the committee will be lightened if students who have fulfilled any of these requisitions will send their names to the Dean's office before Class Day, accompanied by a statement of the electives which are to be counted.

A mile race was held on the Harlem River on Monday last, between the eight-oared crews of the U. of Penn., Columbia, and the Columbia freshmen. The U. of Penn. won in 5m. 23s., with the Columbia 'varsity lapping them. The freshmen lapped the latter all the way down the course and at the finish.

In accordance with an invitation issued to the president of the junior class, a meeting of the class was held last evening, in Boylston Hall. The business before the meeting was the election of three gentlemen to represent the class at the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the university. The balloting resulted in the election of F. S. Coolidge, J. L. Snelling, and F. E. E. Hamilton.

The games of the last few days have materially changed the aspect of the base-ball contest. Harvard and Yale are now a tie for first place, with Harvard by far the best chances for final success. The standing is as follows:

Won. Lost.

Harvard, 4 1

Yale, 4 1

Princeton, 4 2

Williams, 3 4

Amherst, 1 3

Brown, 1 6

On Tuesday afternoon a large crowd of enthusiastic sophomores proceeded to the boat-house to see a race between two pair-oared crews composed of '88 men. The first crew consisted of H. S. Sanford (80 pounds) stroke; F. Grover (185 pounds) bow; H. W. Sampson (90 pounds) coxswain. The referee, after waiting a considerable time for the opposing crew, forfeited the race to the men named above. The names of the non-appearing crew are sup-suppressed by special request.

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