The New York Clipper has the following: "The fiat of the faculty against Harvard's playing with professional teams will not do the college nine any good, and is regarded by the public generally-including many Harvard graduates-as simply ridiculous." We do not know about the feelings of the public generally in regard to speak for the graduates of Harvard. Among undergraduates, however, the "fiat" has come to be almost universally approved. Just what the Clipper means by the "good" of the nine is uncertain; but if it refers to increased efficiency in playing, we would remark that it was not the purpose of the new rules to increase the skill of the nine but to rid it of professional tendencies. Of course opinions will differ as to whether this is a good thing or not, but, as far as we are able to discover the sentiment of the college in the matter, it is on the affirmative side of the question.
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