Our eleven played a practice game with the Michigan University team on Jarvis field Thursday afternoon, and defeated them by a score of 4 points to 0. It was expected that our team would score an overwhelming victory, but the western men proved no mean opponents. Owing to the rules of the faculty, play was called very late and darkness set in long before time was called, so that the last half-hour was rather a contest of luck than skill. The ball hugged the Michigan goal throughout nearly all the first three-quarters, our men scoring a touchdown from a brilliant run by Henry, and also forcing their opponents to make a safety. Several very questionable decisions were given by the referee, which seemed rather to arise from poor attention to the game or ignorance of the rules than from partisan spirit. The burden, however, fell almost entirely on Harvard. The second half was merely a farce, still two very close decisions deprived Harvard of touchdowns. Dott, of the Michigan team did some capital playing.

The play of our team, as a whole, was weak, though brilliant individual plays were not unfrequented and gained us the entire advantage. The backs did better than usual, but there was much inexcusable fumbling at critical moments, which must be gotten over before our team can play a strong game. The Michigan men hardly passed the centre of the field a single time, and most of the game was played inside their twenty-five yard line. Cowling did some very fine kicking, especially in the first half. The teams were as follows:

Harvard-Forwards, Codman, Simpkins, Cabot, Appleton, Bonsal, Crane, Kendall; quarter-back, Mason; half-backs, Henry and Cowling; back, Peabody.

University of Michigan-Forwards, Bitner, Prettyman, Killerlea, Olcott, Beach, Moore, Wright; quarter-back, McNeil; half-backs, Dott and Gemmel; back, Gilmore. Referee, Mr. Mann; umpire for Harvard, Mr. Thacher, '82, for Michigan, Mr. Fowler.