Technology Winter Meeting.

The Tech meeting last Saturday was largely attended by the students, Harvard men comprising fully one-fourth of the audience. As is usual, the sparring was the main feature of the meeting, although the other events were well contested. The running high jump was won by Devens, '88, 5 feet 3-4 inches; running high kick, W. S. Phillips, at 8 feet 11 inches. Fence vault, was won by W. L. Dearbon, '88.

The tug-of-war between Tech. '89, and Harvard, '88, was a dismal surprise to the Harvard men present. Tech. got the drop by two inches, and gained another inch on one of Ewald's first attempts to heave, '88 did not regain any of this lost ground notwithstanding her phenomenal rope team, and Tech. had 3 inches at the end of the five minutes. The result is due to the extreme pluck of the Tech. men and the slowness and inexperience of the '88 anchor. The Harvard team was as follows: Ewald, Chase, Purdon and Pease.

The next event, putting the shot, was also a disappointment to the Harvard men. Chamberlain, Harvard, '86, having two professionals, J. D. Ryan and J. Cunningham against him. These latter men were allowed to throw the shot while Chamberlain made a square put. The result, as was natural, was in favor of the professionals. The records were Ryan, 38 feet 3 inches; Cunningham, 38 feet; Chamberlain, 36 feet 5 inches.

The pole vault was won at 9 feet, by H. F. Hill, '87, and standing jump at 4 feet 7 inches, by F. G. Curtis.

Then came the sparring, which was in the main well contested and scientific, although several of the bouts degenerated into the regions of slugging. Gaines won the first bout, feather-weight, in very good style, using his left hand to especial advantage. The second bout between E. Grew, H., '89, and J. D. Williams, was the sharpest and most one sided contest of the day. Grew was beaten in the first, although he stood up for the second and third rounds. In the second round the made a brace which availed him nothing. He was knocked out in the third, and Williams was given the bout. Williams had considerable science, but he should not have slugged a man so obviously his inferior.

The bout between G. M. Ashe, H., '87, and J. W. Downey was fairly interesting, and was given to the former. W. H. Paine, L. S., and W. Austin, H., '87, fought the next bout, light weight. Paine got groggy early in the bout, and Austin got winded. The third round saw each man falling blindly into the arms of the other, or slashing about with the gloves. A fourth round had to be fought to decide this, and Austin, rallying slightly, was given the bout.

Roche won the first bout of middle weight. The second trial bout of feather weight was won by Larkin, who failed to appear against Williams in the final bout, who was therefore the winner.

The final bout of the light-weights showed Ashe up to good advantage. He is an exceptionally good boxer, and hits a telling blow. He won this bout from F. G. Curtis. The last round of the middle weights between J. W. Appleton, H., '88, and Roche was exciting and scientifically contested, Appleton doing some excellent work. The bout, however, was given to Roche.