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Show iiiir RESTORE SPORT Every Branch to Resume at Once; Finances in a Healthy State. 1 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 21. WWle no official memoranda- are being given out at the offices of the Harvard Athletic association, it is known that university athletics at Cambridge will return to something like their normal condition during the coming winter and next spring. No less an authority than President Presi-dent Lowell is strongly in favor 'of every university activity being restored to its prewar state. The Harvard Athletic association stands ready to back university teams in hockey, baseball, crew and track, and will likewise like-wise introduce and finance the minor spirts, using the students' attitude toward to-ward each one as a barometer. The H. A, A., through clever handling of its available funds since war broke out, is probably in a more healthy condition than any other educational institution in the Americas. No athletic financial report has been made public since the spring or 1916,, but it is reasonably safe to sav that the association has between 525,00'J and $50,000 in its treasury, if not more, although it has also generously invested in Liberty bonds. Three of Harvard's varsity captains of 1918 are to return to the university next month. Lieutenant R. E. Gross, who coached and captained the Informal hockey team, will probably act similarly this winter. Gross was' recently discharged dis-charged from service. Lieutenant Willard Wil-lard W. McLeod, the mis baseball leader, has received his honorable walking papers pa-pers from the aviation service, and will be a candidate for shortstop. Hugh Duffy, the professional coach, may find his interests in big-league baseball such that he cannot renew his contract, and interested parties are trying to get Dully s views on the matter now. Richard Rich-ard S. Emmet, . who has been serving the Red Cross in London, stroked the varsity crew to a fast victory over Tale last spring. He Ik's .hut reached this country. William Haines, the English professional, will he associated astaln with the crew, and probably be In full charge, as he was Inst spring. William F. Donovan, the track coach and footbalr trainer, is practicaily under t.,, Ks nead coach of the service fooitiall team this fall. The se-ection se-ection of coaches lor the minor teams will be made when it is decided that enough men are interested in the various vari-ous sports to keep them alive l ie hockey team will plav' on a sne-"1",r0,iisfl' sne-"1",r0,iisfl' rinli on Soldiers' field L" fl". "e Hoston arena, as the 5" ', 1S heing used for roller-skating. to enter indoor meols a board trar'c has SsendanevCea " SolJiel's' and is in s;?v W' A,,mattr of $.-,uilil is neces-foot neces-foot Jll trer 'he ! diamonds and Drew?i Cn" b0 "-'"''''ed to their line smoth,iess and beauty of out- nort onh0TCMCy, are due to re- after 1 1 A 7 when c""c!;n reopens after the Christmas holidays. The track fohowmS' meVVi" convene probably !ns geuin StJ A1K T"h ,he t-aseball men Betting together later in the winter. |