We think that the freshmen are not giving to their nine the support that is due and that is necessary to insure its success on the diamond. The fact that only one man attended the nine to Exeter, and that only ten men went to Brown is surely sufficient evidence that eighty-eight's interest is much less than it should be. We understand that the subscriptions to the nine have been quite up to time; but subscriptions are not all that bring success to a college team. To see his nine win, not to hear of its victories, should be the wish and purpose of every eighty eight man in college, who can possibly afford attendance at the games away from as well as in Cambridge. The freshman nine is not so sure of a victorious campaign that it can do without the hearty and constant support of every man in the class.

The recent game with the Brown freshmen emphasized another and already too well known evil of eighty-eight's nine-over-confidence. In the first inning Harvard scored nine runs, but in all the subsequent innings the playing became loose. A spirit of over-confidence, gained from unexpected success at first, made the rest of the game in strong contrast on account of poor play. So many freshman teams have suffered form a spirit of over-confidence that it is to be hoped that eighty eight will not fall into the same trap.

This same Brown game was conspic uous also for another censurable feature-the neglectful treatment of the visitors by the home management. We learn that not the slightest act of hospitality was extended to our freshmen. Such conduct is self-condemnible. We hope, however, that, when the return game is played in Cambridge, the Brown men will have occasion to learn what hospitality and courtesy are.