The communication in regard to Williams, if the facts given in it can be substantiated, is a very acceptable document. Nothing is more unfortunate in the relations we hold with other colleges, than that unfriendly feelings should be engendered by unfounded reports. We are always more than glad to be able to refute such reports. We wish to say one word in regard to the present case, however, before final judgment is passed upon it. The writer of to-day's communication really proves nothing concerning the base-ball men. He simply denies the charge, declaring that documents were brought to Boston to disprove it. As to the foot-ball matter, if there was no game arranged, it seems odd that the Harvard foot-ball men should not have set the matter aright before this, knowing, as they must, that such was the case.
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