The usual large and close-fitting crowd was present at the gymnasium on Exeter street Saturday at the annual indoor meeting of the Technology Athletic Association. The sports were as a whole very good; better than last year. Harvard men were disappointed in having the tug-of-war team beaten, but the success of their representatives in other events partially compensated for this reverse.

The first event on the programme was the running high kick. It was not very close, but was made interesting by the fact that the winner, Wason, '90, broke the Technology record of 8 ft. 8 in. He kicked the tambourine at 8 ft. 9 1-2 in. The only Harvard man in the fence-vault was unfortunately very tall and had to give his competitors a handicap of 3 3-4 inches in consequence. By actual vaulting he came in second, with a record of 6 ft, 7 1-2 in.

The first heat of the tug-of-war was won by the M. I. T. team. The Harvard team lost about six inches to a team from the B. Y. M. C. U. on the drop. Easton rose to the occasion, however, and won this trial heat by fifteen inches. In the final heat Harvard lost the drop to Technology by about two inches. In spite of plucky up-hill work by our team, Technology kept the advantage to the end and won by about the same distance.

Rogers, '87, and Lund, '88, were entered for the standing high jump; the latter did not appear. The event was won by Rogers with the remarkably good jump of 4 ft. 10 1-4 in. Wason, Tech. '90, was second, with a record of 4 ft. 8 1-2 in.

In the running high jump, Slade of Harvard cleared 5 ft. 4 in., but did not win a place.

Clement of Harvard and Whitney of Technology met in the first bout of the feather-weight sparring. The first round was tame; Clement had the advantage. The second and third rounds were more lively; in these Clement easily had the advantage, and the bout was awarded to him.

The first bout of the light-weight, Austin, '87, against Hillebrand, '87, resulted in a victory for the former, who thereby won the light-weight cup. The sparring was hard and marked by much clinching. The three rounds were so close that a fourth had to be fought to decide the contest.

Ashe and Shockley fought the three prettiest and most scientific rounds of the day, in the first bout of the middle-weight. Ashe-won the contest.

Clement withdrew, finding that he would have to spar twice more to win the feather-weight cup.

Ashe won the middle-weight cup by beating Curtis in the final bout. The sparring of both was good, there being apparently but little choice between them.

Mr. O'Reilly did not appear and Dr. Appleton officiated as referee of sparring. Messrs. William A. Morrison and T. R. Kimball were the judges. The other officers of the meeting were: Clerk of course, T. D. Brainerd, '87; stewards, G. O. Draper, '87; H. D. Sears, '87; W. C. Fish, '87; W. L. Dearborn, '88; Russell Robb, '88; George C. Dempsey, '88, and T. Durfee, '89. Referee, W. A. Davis.