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...those who wish to play foot ball in the Spring Squad will meet me at any time between 4 and 6 today in my room, 5 Matthews...
About this time for several years past it has been customary to form a foot ball squad for the purpose of interesting men in the game and of developing material for the 'varsity eleven in the fall. Generally this squad has been requited from the class elevens or from men who have never played before. The 'varsity men have not considered it worth their while to join in. This year things will be essentially changed. Just as soon as the snow is off the ground, a call will be made for candidates. Capt. Trafford, Mackie, Gage, and Emmons...
...training with a determination which cannot fail to develop some good athletes. All but five of last year's team are now attending college but the majority of the old men have not yet started to train, though the weight and hammer men are now practicing. The squad of walkers is unusually large and in fact larger than any previous year and the outlook for some fast men is very bright. It is gratifying to note the number of candidates for the pole vault, as in previous years the interest in this contest was not very great. At present...
...varsity nine came together for practice. Besides the men who have been in training since January fifth, the following old men came out for the first time: Trafford, Soule, Hallowell, and Dickinson, As Captain Frothingham was absent at the conference in Springfield, Trafford took charge of the squad and put the men through an hour's practice in stopping grounders. Within a very few days the present number of candidates will be materially cut down...
...Lathrop evidently has a great many promising men training with the Mott Haven squad this year. The number of Harvard men entered for the B. A. A. games next week is larger than ever before. Last year the H. A. A. sent three times as many men to these games as any other athletic association, and Harvard athletes carried off nearly all the important prizes. With even a greater number of entries this year the crimson certainly ought to repeat the excellent work of last year. It is a subject of congratulation that so many men are training...