About Twenty-Five Years Ago
MAY DAY—a concert on Common's veranda, two violins and a harp—Goes and Stodder, Ted O'Leary, representing Budd & Cos. at the Inn and, of course, C. S. Clement-Spring.
The varsity outclassing its opponents in every department of the game and with Ekstrom pitching in superb form shut out Lafayette 5-0 .... two days later lost to Syracuse 2 to 1 with Morey in the box. . . . . Cornell was easily beaten 8 to 1 while they "used five pitchers and together they passed one man, hit five others and allowed thirteen to hit the ball." .... Cornell took the second game 6 to O. Morey was not hit hard but received ragged support Tufts came to Hanover with the Harry Martin jinx of two years' standing, and won 10-4 With Williams, Dartmouth held 5 to x lead at the end of the seventh but lost 6 to 5 Emerson If, Donahue, Conroy 2b, Daily rf, Hoban, Bennett lb, Gammons cf, Rollins 3b, Eaton ss, Steen, Alden c, Ekstrom, Morey p.
The elections to Round Robin, the senior literary society, and to Turtle, the junior society, were announced.
The track squad left for the dual meet with Harvard on May 6. Harvard was conceded the winner, but the headlines on Sunday read: "Harvard Track Team Unexpectedly Defeated for the First Time in the History of Dartmouth Athletics. Enright, the Hero. Coach Hillman given credit for Success." D. 60-H. 57 Ed. Brady and George Mulachy were the only undergraduates to accompany the team to the stadium Dartmouth point winners in the historical event were Russell '11, Wilkins '13, Steinert '12, Gardner '13, Sanderson '11, Noyes '11, Smith '12, Enright '13, D. Mason '13, Lovejoy '11, Holdman '11, Wright '13, Tilley '13 and H. Marden '12 With the arrival of the news in Hanover 1914 swarmed all over the town in response to the call "bonfire, freshmen" looking for burnable material, even sundry front door and backdoor steps, fences and henhouses. That ancient sea-going relic, "Hal" Brown's prehistoric dogcart, was only saved from destruction by the intervention of the entire police force in his uniform. Before Mrs. Hillman applied the torch to the pile, a parade visited all dorms and most of the faculty homes. Speeches galore and cheers for point winners, coach and Doc Bowler The following week the green team won the meet with M. I. T. 81 to 45. Noyes in the mile, Ball in the two mile and Lovejoy in the shot put made new college records, "while Wilkins in the century and Russell in the furlong, each equalled Dartmouth records." For Tech six records were lowered The Paene meet with 20 schools represented was held on the following day. Hebron Academy won easily with 29 points to Tilton's 18. Stan Lewellyn of Colby tied with Fiske of TiltOn for individual honors On May 20 the seemingly impossible happened and Williams won the N. E. Intercollegiates with 30 points to Dartmouth's 24. Even the permanent possession of the ten-year cup was small consolation. "The team did the worst that they possibly could and Williams the best," Harry Hillman was quoted The Intercollegiate in the stadium finished the season and were won by Cornell with Yale, Michigan, Penn., Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, Amherst, Columbia, M.1.T., and Williams finishing in the first ten places in that order.
The freshman baseball season opened with a defeat by Tilton 7 to 2. "The yearling's rendition of the national game was weird and wonderful" .... St. Anslam's College was beaten 9 to 7 with Cook, Hallett, and Kimball the heroes .... Dean was licked 9 to 4 and Williston 9 to 1. Hallett and Willard did the twirling . Cornell took the freshman 4 to 1.
Eddie Bowler 'l4 caught burglers leaving Carter's jewelry store .... brush fire behind the Phi Doodle House brought out the fire department .... Jack-o'-Lantern board elected H. L. Ames, editor-in-chief; D. W. Redfield, art editor; H. H. Crowell, business manager; H. B. Lines, circulation manager.
Tennis Fred Harris and Jack Nelson won the doubles in the N. E. Intercollegiate Tournament .... in the matches with Cornell, Eaton and Nelson won their singles—Eaton and Harmon the doubles Harris and Nelson christened the new gym courts by trimming the University of Minnesota duo Armstrong and Adams 2 to 1 in singles.
The thirteenth annual Junior Prom was a most successful week in spite of some rain—the inauguration of the new gym for the Promenade with the playing of the freshman mandolin club at intermission, the "Summer Bachelors" and the musical club's concert in Webster Hall, two victories on the oval 4-0 over Williams and 4 to 2 with Penn. State Many fraternities had house parties and all held dances during the week.
A freshman tennis team, a new department in athletics, was established with matches with Dean Academy in Hanover and with Andover at Andover The Gun Club defeated the sharpshooters from Barre, Vt„ 162 to 157 birds. Fred Harris first, Capt. Crowell second, and T. P. Miller third. .... The freshman baseball team started practice. Willard and Hallett "will do most of the slab work and Hogsett and Reber will fight it out for the backstop position."
"Coke" Holdman's Track Tearn 1910-1911
