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...field at Travers Island over a causeway to the mainland, through the Pelham Manor woods towards New Rochelle, and then back by the shore road. This circuit was covered three times and was provided with a number of jumps and ditches, the final 300 yards being run on a cinder path...
...team will play its first game of the season with Trinity on Monday on the temporary diamond. The work of removing the old cinder track and filling and leveling the new diamond, which is to be ready for use by the end of the spring recess, has been begun but is not yet far advanced. There will be regular practice this afternoon...
...work on the cinder track within the Stadium has been temporarily stopped owing to the snow. Only a few men are now at work sifting the cinders for a top dressing which will be spread as soon as the weather permits. It is now practically certain that the track will be ready for the early spring practice...
...candidates for the track team began work on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. The cinder track was in very good condition considering the time of year, and all men were sent from two to four laps at a brisk jog. No pole vaulting or jumping was attempted, because the clay take-offs are still too soft. Mr. Graham was out for the first time since his illness and gave the men their instructions. The character of the work for the next week will be varied so that when the track and take-offs become hard the men will be in good...
Several improvements are being made on Soldiers Field, which when completed will greatly improve both its appearance and its condition. A new cinder path 14 feet wide and about a mile long will encircle almost the entire field; and a path will also be built from the Newell Gate to the other side of the grounds. The waste ground known as Longfellow Marsh will be drained and filled in, and will probably be used in part of tennis courts. The remainder of the field will be leveled, graded and put into good shape for athletic grounds...