In joining the squad of a very minor sport, a portly un-athletic Junior filled out his eligibility card in a jocose manner. His statements must have permanently raised eyebrows on Quincy Street, for yesterday he received the following letter: Harvard Athletic Association Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dear P. . . . .:
On your athletic eligibility card, in answering question No. 2, you wrote that you played second base on the New York Yankees Baseball Team.
Will you kindly let me know whether or not you received any money or the equivalent of money for playing on this team between 1934 and 1937?
I am enclosing a booklet which contains our eligibility rules. Sincerely your, (signed) William J. Bingham
In reply, P. . . . will say that he received a small salary, but got a bonus for hitting a home run in the World Series.
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