Over a hundred candidates for the University and Freshman baseball teams filled the Trophy Room of the Union last evening to listen to an outline of the season's plans from Coach Pieper and Captain Leonard.

Captain Leonard defined the objects of the season as two: to repeat last year's victory over Yale, and to reverse last year's defeat by Princeton. To do both will require hard and consistent work from both candidates and coaches; and the fact that a man has made the team one year will not insure him a place this year unless he earns it. Every man will be given a fair show and no one will be dropped until it is evident that he is not useful.

Coach Pieper gave the Freshmen a word of warning in regard to allowing athletics to be laid open to faculty criticism by too much devotion to sports and too little attention to studies. To retain our intercollegiate contests it is essential that the faculty be shown that sports do not hinder college studies. Coach Pieper also emphasized the fact that every place on baseball teams is open to the best man, and every position will be filled only after the keenest sort of competition.

The battery squads, both University and Freshman, will practice today at the usual hours. All other Freshman candidates should report dressed to play at the Cage at 3.30 o'clock sharp. The fielding squad for the University team will be called out on February 24. All Freshman candidates should fill out the cards, which were given out last night, and leave them today at Leavitt and Peirce's.