BASEBALL BEGINS TODAY.

More than one hundred and forty men handed in their names last night at the meeting of the candidates for the University and Freshman baseball teams. Captain Clarkson, Coach Frantz, and Dr. E. H. Nichols '86, were the speakers. All emphasized the necessity of keeping in good academic standing, and of reporting any dissatisfaction directly to the captain and coach. Frantz laid special stress on the fact that the first aim of baseball at Harvard is to play the game in a clean and sportsman-like manner, and not, as many suppose, to defeat Yale. Dr. Nichols spoke of the present system, which involves a great deal of knowledge of detail, but is not in any way intended to eliminate personal responsibility. "The best teams we have," he continued, "have no more than three first-rate men, so that good players are sure to make the team." Trainer McMaster added a few instructions as to the care and training which the men should take, if they are to be successful on the field.

The men will begin practice today in squads of about twenty-five men each, the Freshmen being for the present in separate squads. Chesbro and Keeler of the New York American League, will have charge of the practice, the former directing the work of the batteries, and the latter superintending the batting and base-running. Keeler will be with the men for three weeks only.

The men will report at the cage this afternoon at the times stated below. The first five squads are composed of battery candidates from both the University and Freshman squads. Candidates for the other positions are included in the regular University and Freshman squads.

First squad, 2-2.15--M. T. Whitney '06, J. A. McAleer 3L., P. N. Coburn 1L., R. Hale '07, J. E. Heilborn '07, H. F. Mason '05, E. Field 1L., J. F. MacDonnell '05.

Second squad, 2.15-2.30--G. F. Green '07, Natehall '07, R. N. Hammond '06, Tuckerman '05, F. E. Cunningham '05, R. Fiske '07, R. Hellman '06, R. O. Bracket '07.

Third squad, 2.30-2.45--L. R. Coffin '06, W. M. Davis 1L., H. R. Snyder '05, E. E. House '07, W. R. Fay '07, J. R. Hamlen '04, S. M. Carver '06, R. C. Jones '07.

Fourth squad, 2.45-3--A. L. Castle '06, C. E. Ware '06, J. P. H. Chandler '07, W. C. MacDonald '07, E. Fishell '04, H. Tweed '07, L. Howe '07, B. A. Levy '06.

Fifth squad, 3-3.15--T. F. Burns '06, I. B. Hitchings '07, H. A. Jackson '07, F. W. Wead '05, W. H. Bradley '05, F. A. Quigley '06.

University squad. A, 3.15-4--C. W. Randall, N. H. Nye, R. A. Pope, O. L. Heltzen. W. C. Phillips, E. Wilder, L. Duer. P. E. Shelden, G. R. Mitchell, H. V. Greenough, Matzukata, C. B. Marshall, Von Schrader. A. W. Page, A. Perry, Newhall, Stephenson, Peters, Suppes, Dewar, S. N. Hinckley, A. Dana, J. L. Burns, L. A. Moore, W. Phillips.

University squad, B, 4-4.45--J. D. Nichols, C. W. Kohler, Potts, F. M. Smith Nesmith, F. A. Spencer, Gallagher, Sperry, Franklin, Lupien, Stevens, W. C. Parker, E. Jones, T. J. Galvin, Sanger, Bolton, E. P. Gardiner, McKenzie, E. L. Grant, Hennert, Murphy, Wye, E. F. Fish, Wickersham, Matthews, Carr, Kernan.

Freshman squad, 4.45-5.30--S. H. Ackerman, E. W. Clark, C. S. Cohen, W. B. Davis, D. Dexter, F. F. Dodge, A. A. Dole, J. Early, A. R. Ellis, H. F. Evans, D. G. Field, H. Foster, J. H. Giles, A. E. Good, A. G. Grant, A. V. Grimes, E. F. Haberstroh, H. Kempner, C. A. Haskell, J. S. Lehmann, P. C. Lockwood, S. Lowery, J. B. Mahar, C. E. Marsters, A. McCarty, G. McCook, L. Miles, J. M. Murphy, D. L. Pickman, J. B. Russell, G. W. Sands, H. Sibley, R. L. Smith, H. R. Stephens, E. B. Stern, G. H. Stevenson, F. E. Storer, W. A. Sturgis, Talbot, H. O. Tilton, C. Usher, N. P. Vollmer, G. L. Ware, D. West, R. F. Weston, C. Woodman.