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When a coach inherits a bunch of Sophomores lacking in outstanding ability local sportswriters generally conclude their remarks about the squad with the ancient blurb, "--but the spirit is fine!" It is the choice of this writer to start, rather than conclude, his remarks with the blurb, for if what is called 'spirit' now can be translated into hard training for the duration of the season, then something tangible will have been achieved in the way of improvement. This, Coach Ulen will tell you, comes only from practice of the most strenuous sort...
Gene Lovett, regular varsity football end, reported for practice with Wes Fesler's hoop squad yesterday afternoon. Lovett played on the Jayvee basketball team last year...
...didn't take Wes Fesler's Sophomore-studded hoopmen as long as expected to get their first court victory of the year. The 51 to 38 margin over the Northeastern Huskies Thursday night was a pleasant surprise, and the squad members enjoyed themselves thoroughly all night. The Feslermen looked very bad Tuesday against a veteran Tech quintet which has been practicing all fall, but bounced back with a much better all-around display against an experienced but small Northeaster five...
Next week the squad hits the road and tackles Brown and Wesleyan in their own back yards and will undoubtedly take a couple of good lickings. This small, inexperienced Crimson hoop squad starts the year with fine potentialities but has much to learn. That the new men will improve game by game is certain, because Coach Wes Fesler is teaching them sound basketball...
Another veteran of many meets who is back again is Jack Walron, hardy breaststroker. Jack has worked his way onto the Varsity the difficult way, having shown a remarkable improvement in three years of competition. He now leads the butterfly experts on the squad and it is to be expected that his nervy finishes of last year will be seen once more during the next few months. Along with his extended training and experience, they should carry him to clockings in the vicinity of 2:35 in the 200-yard event. Ed Hewitt is shooting for the No. 2 post...