By order of the captain, about twenty-five men from the freshman class presented themselves yesterday on Holmes as candidates for the nine. The usual practice was indulged in, and a few of the men showed that they had some knowledge of the game. No attempt was made to practice the men in the positions for which they were trying, but they were scattered over the in and out fields. Few men have expressed any intention of trying for the position of pitcher and it looks as though this place were going to be hard to fill. However, it is too early to prophesy as to the make-up or excellence of the nine. The choice of Mr. Cady as captain seems to have been a happy one, as he showed himself a player of no ordinary merit.