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...will be best for the success of the two teams, both in their finances and in their training, and for the convenience of spectators at their games that they should remain on Holmes field. Leaving out of consideration the cost of laying out a new diamond and a new cinder track on Soldiers Field, which would amount to many hundred dollars, the likelihood of developing winning tenms would be lesened if practice was removed to Soldiers. The effect on the nine would be much less than on the track team. It would indeed be comparatively small...
...Mott Haven team would suffer greatly. A good cinder track can be built and put into good condition, under the most favorable circumstances, in not less than two or three years. On the soggy, infirm ground of Soldiers Field it would take longer. Some of the track athletic authorities, indeed, believe that an even, smooth and firm track could never be built and kept in condition...
...cinder track is to be laid on Franklin Field, at the University of Pennsylvania. It will be under the grand stand, and will be used for winter practice...
Messrs. Copeland and Day of Boston have recently published a volume entitled Cinder-path Tales, by William Lindsey. The author has for a long time been identified with amateur athletics in New England, and the tales are for the most part based upon personal experiences. Aside from the fascination of the theme itself, the cinder-path tales are excellent short stories and must appeal to every one, whether he knows anything about athletics...
Only four men went down on the team, which consisted of G. Newell '98, D. Grant '99, A. W. Blakemore '97, and C. H. Williams '98. The men have been practicing on the cinder track on Holmes Field, so it is hoped that they will make a good showing. Grant and Newell have been running well in indoor games during the winter, and are in good condition. Blakemore and Williams are both good men, but are somewhat slower than Grant and Newell...