Freshman Nine.

A meeting of the candidates for the freshman nine was held yesterday afternoon in the room of Mr. Cady, the temporary captain. If the candidates show up as well in playing qualities as in numbers, Ninety-two will have a strong nine. Twenty-five men signified their desire of training for the team at once, and this number is very likely to be increased towards spring. All these men are fairly familiar with the game, but it remains to be seen whether there are among them more than the usual proportion of good players. The training at present will consist of light work in the gymnasium on the chest-weights and with dumb-bells, but it will be impossible to do any heavy work in the cage on account of the conflict made with the hours of the 'Varsity nine. The training for the first few weeks will not be at all severe, it being Mr. Cady's plan to get the men into good physical condition by means of light but daily systematic exercise before attempting to do any heavy work. This plan of exercise has been adopted by the captains of the Harvard nines for the past two or three years, and it is wise on Mr. Cady's part to continue the policy of training the candidates in the kind of exercise which will serve to quicken the hand and the eye and make the muscles firm, rather than to attempt a system of heavy training. Last fall Mr. Cady had several of the candidates practicing of Holmes' Field under his direction and by this preliminary training he has been able to get some idea of the kind of material which it will fall to his lot to train. The following are the candidates and the positions for which they are trying: S. E. Carpenter, Orcutt, McKay and Wheeler, 1st base; Lockett, Howell, Page, Spalding and Cady, infield; Ingalls, Neff, Woods, Whitney, Sawyer, Cummin, R. Jones and Riddle, outfield; Viles, Rankin, Hill, Churchill, Curtis, Grant, pitcher; Hollis and Bell, catcher. Of these there are several who have played on their preparatory school nines and the others all have more or less experience. Carpenter played first base on the St. Mark's nine for two years and was captain of it last year. Cummin was left field on the St. Paul's nine last year. Churchill has a good reputation as a pitcher, while Bell has caught on one of the best amateur nines in the State.