eve of his election as Harvard's captain, a New York newspaper noted that, despite growing up in rural Newfoundland and not being a society man, his skill and leadership on the field supported his candidacy Born and reared in the country, the big fellow was proof against every accident. No matter how hard he was used he never seemed to mind it in the least, and fairly grew fat on the same diet which left others sprawling behind him on the ground. The reason undoubtedly was that the other men were nearly all city boys. Squires' steady and consistent work makes him a leading candidate for the captaincy next year, despite the fact that he is in no sense of the word a society man. In its coverage of the 1905 Harvard-Yale game, the Philadelphia Inquirer compared the "sturdy Squires" to a steam shovel smashing into the Yale line. Editorial opposing the elimination of college football During the 1905 season, while Squires was captain of the Harvard team, a national debate erupted over the violent nature of the sport of football. Harvard's president, Charles William Eliot, proposed eliminating the sport from college campuses, and even President Theodore Roosevelt, a Harvard alumnus, weighed in on the debate. In an editorial published in The Boston Journal, Squires wrote in support of the sport. Squires argued: "Let football alone. It is a grand game, a game which requires all the best qualities a man should possess, strength, endurance, quick perception, and self-control." Squires supported rule changes to reduce the likelihood of serious injury, including a 20-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness, creation of a body of officials to more clearly define unnecessary roughness, use of two umpires to more carefully watch for unnecessary roughness, a ban on tackling below the knees, and creation of a five-yard safe zone for a player catching the ball. However, Squires opposed proposals to more dramatically alter the rules of the game, noting, "You cannot make a parlor game out of football." Legal practice After receiving his law degree, Squires practiced as a lawyer in Boston from 1908-1912. He moved to Saskatoon in 1913 where he became one of the leading lawyers in Saskatchewan. In 1923, Squires and Andrew Sibbald formed a partnership that became the law firm of Squires & Sibbald. Football coach and family In addition to his legal practice, Squires served as head football coach for