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There will be a meeting in the Trophy Room of the Union at 9 o'clock this evening of all candidates for the football team, whether engaged in spring practice or in some other sport. This meeting is for all those interested in the spring or fall practice. The rules will be carefully discussed and two or three graduates will speak...
...benefit of men who desire to take part in some form of organized sport during the spring, the following summary of the varied opportunities for athletic activity is given...
Harvard has long been criticized by its friends and censors alike for its lack of any permanent or continuous coaching policy in the major sports. For years its policy in each sport, as well as the choice of the coach, has practically rested in the hands of the captain, and so changed with each new season. However able the captain, he is always new to his position, and naturally can not be expected to have the perspective and experience which should be exercised in determining the coaching policy, which is therefore always unsettled. This situation has been relieved with considerable...
...Athletic Committee has met, the swimming is abolished. One more of the excellent minor sports which provide for the physical development of the undergraduates is gone. Although we are sorry to see swimming removed from the list of winter sports, we are compelled to accept the decision of the Athletic Committee as wise. Such success as has come to Harvard teams in the past has been due to individual excellence of the men rather than to any systematic training. We have long dwelt on the fact that there is no suitable swimming tank in Cambridge, and as a result...
...meeting of the candidates for the University lacrosse team held in the Union last night, Mr. Garcelon, who spoke first, emphasized the rising standard for lacrosse teams which has made itself evident in the last two years. Not only has the attitude in the University changed towards this sport, but also, on the team itself, a responsibility has developed which argues well for its future position. It is the duty of every man on the team to see that this standard is, at least, maintained...