The transfer of the 'Varsity nine to Holmes Field should give the freshmen a strong incentive to steady work in view of the increased facilities offered them for practice. While the play of the nine has hardly been up to the standard of the previous freshman nines, this should not be regarded in too unfavorable light. There is good material in the team, and a few days steady work will soon put the nine in a good condition for successful work. While the Yale freshman nine is exceptionally strong, and has already shown great spirit in its sharp contest with Amherst, we feel confident that the success of eighty-eight is only a question of work upon the part of each member of the nine. Though the game with the Newtons may at first have appeared slightly discouraging, it can only serve to point out the individual weakness of the freshmen. Great improvement can be made in the batting and fielding. Sharpness in play is lacking. The individuals of the team have not yet fully learned that to play well is to play as a team, and as a nine. Of course it is extremely desirable that the management should provide among the surrounding school nines abundant means of practice, as this is the only means which can be utilized to any degree of success, in order to put the nine upon a strong footing for the contest with Yale. The freshman class has shown great interest in the nine, and each member of the team should feel himself personally responsible for the result, whether it be defeat or victory.