In consequence of the disturbance during the celebration by the students of Yale over their victory against Princeton at Princeton, President Porter informed the college that a repetition of such disturbance would result in the future prohibition of inter-collegiate base-ball games. Professor Dexter has since been credited with the declaration that next year will witness at Yale, and probably at other leading colleges, the prohibition of all inter-collegiate base-ball contests, as it is the general feeling among the various faculties that the sport is injurious to the proper work of the students. It is said that even Professor Richards, that stalwart friend of Yale sports, declared that the welfare of Yale demands the future abolition of the contests.
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