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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...winter track season of 1917-18 commenced inauspiciously yesterday afternoon when only 17 candidates reported at the Locker Building for the first practice. Of these only four were from the three upper classes, the rest being from 1921. A great many more Freshmen are needed to form the basis of a strong relay team, while unless more University candidates come out before the end of the week the outlook for an informal team will not be bright. The coaching staff has three weeks before the Christmas vacation in which to whip the runners and field event men into shape...
...existing intercollegiate athletic system. Although the association will express its opinion on these changes only be resolution, yet it is voice will have a great effect on the country at large, One thing upon which all colleges and their athletic congressmen are agreed is that athletics in some form should be continued. The number of men who have done better in military service because of their athletics training is such that the position of athletics is no longer debatable. They have proved their value in peace-time and they are doing it every day during this time...
...sailor eleven the postponement was of great advantage, because of the light weight of the team. In the backfield Cannell of Dartmouth, W. J. Murray '18 and E. L. Casey '19, form a fast but light trio. T. H. Enwright '18 at fullback is the only heavy runner on the squad, unless A. Horween '20 is shifted from the line to the backfield. C. A. Clark, Jr., '19 and Algar of Tufts are heavy men in the centre of the line, and if Coach Leary keeps Horween at centre, from tackle to tackle the line will average nearly 200 pounds...
...sailor eleven there is a remarkable array of individual talent. Black and Callahan from Yale, Schlacter of Syracuse and Green of Dartmouth in the line form a powerful combination. As backfield players, there will be Barrett, captain at Cornell, with Gerrish of Dartmouth and Hite and Gardner from the Middle West. The team had an unbroken string of victories until the cohesive play of Rutgers defeated the sailors' individual efforts in a 14-to-0 game in New York. The University informals were among the teams defeated by the Rhode Island squad...
...University has given not only the coach but also seven former players of University calibre to the Devens team. To form a typical University eleven Coach Haughton has the following players: In the backfield, W. F. Robinson '18, H. W. Minot '17 and T. C. Thacher, Jr., '18; and in the line, C. A. Coolidge '17, W. Whitney '16, M. Weston '15 and M. Wiggin '18. Henry of Brown, a new recruit for the team, will be another strong lineman