Today the freshmen play their second game with Yale, this time on our own grounds, and we may look for a different result from the one, which befell the nine on last Saturday. During the present week the members of the nine have practised diligently, with a few notable exceptions, and will undoubtedly make a better showing against their opponents than they did at New Haven. They still seem to tail in playing with sufficient snap and life, and do not bat hard enough. In the game which took place last Thursday they showed that they could play an up-hill game and finally win, although the chances were against them. This is exactly what they must do today. There is no reason why our freshmen should become 'rattled" at the sight of a Yale man, and yet this is the most probable explanation of the many defeats which attend Harvard in the freshman series.

There will undoubtedly be a large crowd present to support the team, but the game cannot be won by cheering; no game can be won in this way, except, perhaps, at Yale. The nine must put forth every effort to win, and above all be careful not to become "rattled" at critical moments. The freshmen have the best wishes of the college for that success which the hard, faithful work of the captain and individual members of the team certainly deserve.