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...game of the season with the Svea seconds, a Swedish team from Prospect Union, on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Due to the bad weather conditions early in the season, the Freshman team was not called out until three weeks ago, but since that time good progress has been made under the direction of Coach W. E. Quinby '14 and F. G. O'Neill '16. Practically all the men are inexperienced with the exception of Captain J. W. Feeney and W. Sturgis, who both played at Andover last year...
...unsettled conditions of the past week have greatly retarded the work of the University nine. Only a light fielding and batting practice has been held in the last two days. Nevertheless, the rapid progress of the squad since it has been outdoors has been so marked that a strong and well-balanced line-up is assured for today...
...United States has played a leading role in all the important steps taken. To an American, Frederick W. Holes, he gives the credit of having made "the most enduring single triumph of the nineteenth century," that of making possible the first Hague Conference by inducing reluctant Germany to participate. Progress has been made in arousing international interest, for whereas only 26 nations took part in the first Conference, the entire world was represented at the second, and the progress in legislation is well evidenced by the fact that the early reluctance of nations to enter into any binding treaties...
...afternoon at 3 o'clock. This will be the first game of the season, and will give a good opportunity for the coaches to find out the weakness of the team. Practice has been going on for over two weeks, and despite the poor weather conditions and injuries, marked progress has been made...
Another new move was made in the appointment of House, Pool and Music committees to look after the welfare of and promote activities among the members. The Pool Committee organized a tournament which is still in progress and which includes thirty-seven men. The music committee has provided entertainments in the living room on several Friday evenings--an innovation which has been very enthusiastically received owing to the ability of the committee to obtain operatic performers...