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Much is being said at this time about Harvard's baseball prospects this season and the general impression is that they are not very bright. To this we agree. There is danger, however, that if this matter is looked at too critically and talked about too much, the situation will become worse. If the captain of the team has to begin the season feeling that no one believes the team can win, probably he can never make it win. The difficulty must be clearly seen but must not be exaggerated. To give up hope at this time is cowardly...
...outlook for the junior crew is not very bright. Nearly all of last year's winning eight are working with the varsity. Some of the new men who have come out look big and strong but as a rule they are awkward and do not seem to take to the work naturally. Briggs, Stackpole, and Davis have done most of the coaching...
About thirty candidates are now working for the sophomore crew. In this number there are several very promising men who did not come out at all last year, and there is a feeling that the prospects for a strong crew are exceedingly bright. Derby, Townsend and Duffield, of last year's crew, are now with the 'varsity. Of the other men who rowed against Yale, all except Sheppard will try this year. So far most of the coaching has been done by Fennessy, Townsend and Russell. The men are now using oars with straight arms...
...students can tell what is being done on Soldiers Field is by the looks of the men who practice there; the rest of the students will be influenced by the smiles of these men and as much by their scowls. Let the whole atmosphere of the place be bright and cheerful for the rest of the week and when Friday comes we shall send the team off to Springfield with a cheer such as has not been heard here in years, a cheer which shall go a long way toward victory...
Last night the Natural History Society held its 789th monthly meeting, in the society rooms in the old Pudding building. Twenty-four new members were taken on, and generally speaking, the prospects of the society seem to be very bright. Its officers for the winter were elected last April and are as follows: President, A. W. Weysse, Gr.; graduate vice-president, T. A. Jaggar, Jr.; undergraduate vice-presidet, J. M. Mackaye '95; treasurer, F. B. White '94; secretary, I. N. Tilden '94; librarian, C. Bullard '96; executive committee, the above ex-officals and F. H. Pratt '96, R. Walcott...