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Jn  1893  Trinity's  colors  were  changed  from
                                                                   black and white to blue and orange. The TSAA,
                                                                   Trinity  School  Athletic  Association,  ran  the
                                                                   entire  athletic  program  of  the  school,  charging
                                                                   admission  to  all  non-members  and  determining
                                                                   who  was  to  receive  letters  and  which  one  of
                                                                   the  various  kinds.  Their symbol,  pictured  above,
                                                                   was  a  triangle  signifying Trinity  and  the  wings
                                                                   signifying spirit  and  endurance.
                                                                     In  addition  to  the  baseball  already mentioned,
                                                                   there  is little  record of any athletic activity prior
                                                                   to  the  nineties.  Even  in  that  sport  it  was  not
                                                                   until  the  present  coach  that  superior  teams were
                                                                  produced.  Tennis  was  another  early  sport.  It
                                                                   probably came in just prior to  1890. The follow­
                                                                   ing  item  is  from  an  edition  of  the  School  news­
                                                                  paper  for  1892.  “The  Lawn  Tennis  season  has
                                                                  now  opened  and  we  hope  to  see  some  of  our
                                                                   boys  distinguish  themselves  in  this  branch  of
                                                                  athletics.’’  Now  and  then  one  did  come  along



                                                Calisthenics at the turn  of the century.















































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