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Rh very well. But this spring a lot of us have been hoping that things would be easier for the captain and the coach, for we want to make this year's victory over Springdale decisive. But, as Guy has told us, as things stand now the team is very one-sided. That is, we've got a lot of candidates for the field events and mighty few for the track. And here it is the first of May and the Springdale meet is little over a month off. Even if we found fellows now to come out and work for track positions there is scarcely time to develop them. And, for my part, I doubt that we can get any. Guy made a pretty good canvass of the school last month and I think he's got hold of about all the talent there is. Seems to me, then, that the only thing to do is for us fellows to see if we can't come to the rescue and round out the team better. I've never run a half-mile in competition and don't know what I could do, but I'm willing to try. That would give me three events but if they didn't come too close together I guess I could manage them. And it seems to me that there are others who could attempt more than they are attempting now. How about you, Harry? You're down for the shot and hammer, aren't you?"

"Yes, but I'll try anything once, Toby. The trouble is that I don't think I'm good for anything else, and a month is short time to learn new tricks."