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Prospects are very bright for winning the field events, with the exception of the hammer-throw, and even in this event there is good material which may be developed to equal the standard of the rest of the team...
...field events Harvard has been very poor during the last two or three years, but prospects for this year are somewhat brighter. Of last year's point winners against Yale, F. H. Leslie '12, in the shot, and T. Cable '13, in the hammer-throw, are available and look to be sure point winners this year. Cable has several times beaten the Harvard record in practice and with an added year's experience in his event should be able to do as well in actual competition as in practice. L. D. Howard of last year's Freshman team...
...hammer-throw, Child's loss will be keenly felt and Yale will depend on P. T. Francis, 1912, H. E. Pickett, 1913, R. S. Cooney, 1914, and B. F. Avery, 1914. In the shot-put D. L. Bomeisler, 1913, and H. Harbison, 1914, will have to develop greatly to become point winners...
...pound hammer-throw.--R. B. Batchelder '13, 15 ft.; R. Douglas '12, scratch; C. H. Jones '15, 20 ft., H. S. Sturgis '15, 15 ft., F. B. Withington '15, 20 ft., L. Withington...
...events will be run off as usual, save that a 120-yard low hurdle race has been substituted for the 220-yard low hurdles, and a three-mile run for the usual two-mile race. The shot-put and the hammer-throw will begin at 3.30 o'clock, and contestants are requested to report promptly...