The Yale papers are cheering on their freshman nine in hopes that their efforts will lead to victory for the blue when harvard '87 meets Yale '87 at base-ball. It seems that much despondency was felt in New Haven when the college heard that their freshmen had been defeated by Williston Academy for the first time in ten years. But this only served to wake up the Yale freshmen. They saw that, unless they worked hard, there would be no chance for them to beat our '87 nine. The thought of losing the coveted seats on the "fence" spurred them on to greater efforts. When they learned of the defeat which Andove administered to our freshmen, all Yale once more became condfident of success, and the nine is receiving much encouragement on all hands.

We hope that this summary of Yale's work will help our freshmen to renew their energies on the ball field. Nor should the nine work alone. All the freshmen interested in their progress and ultimate success should spare as much time as possible to go out on Jarvis and watch their classmates at work. Encouragement is what is wanted, and it can be given in no better way than by watching the nine practice. Each player is more likely to do better and play sharper if he knows that he is watched by the critical eyes of a number of spectators. The upper-class men will do their share, no doubt, but the chief interest must naturally be taken by the freshman class itself.