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...death is an inestimable loss to track athletics in the University. The great problem before this year's team is the development of second- and third-string men and unless this can be done successfully, the chances of the University team against Cornell and Yale are far from bright. In discussing this year's team, Captain Cummings writes as follows...
...When the University track season closed for 1912 the prospects seemed bright for a strong team this year, for few of the first-class performers graduated in June. There have been several unfortunate things, however, which have happened since that time to make the outlook decidedly less encouraging. The death of Coach Quinn was an inestimable loss to Harvard athletics, as those men who were closely connected with him well know. His wonderful ability as a track athlete, his knowledge of the sport and his ability to impart that knowledge to the men working under him, and his very great...
...customary crudeness, characteristic of early rowing, is to a great extent lacking. The men have taken good advantage of the work on the machines and in the tank, and seem to be now at a stage unusually advanced for this time of year. The prospects on the whole are bright. There is an abundance of good material to fill up the places of the five members of last year's eight who graduated last June, and the competition for the vacant seats will be keen, a factor which in itself is advantageous...
Prospects for Season Bright...
There are seven regular players back from last year's team and also a number of substitutes who will form a splendid nucleus for this year's twelve. In view of the large number of new candidates, prospects for a successful season are very bright. A southern training trip has been arranged for next month including games with Maryland, Mt. Washington, Annapolis, and Johns Hopkins. During May a trip has been planned to include games with Hobart and Cornell...