The most important athletic event so far in the annals of the freshman class occurs to day. The freshman game with Yale is one which the whole college turns out to see, and the responsibility of the way in which the class will be considered, athletically speaking, falls in great measure on the shoulders of the members of the nine. Last fall the freshmen showed their mettle in winning a splendid victory over Yale on the foot-ball field and there is no reason why they should not do the same to day. For the past three years no Harvard freshman team has been beaten on its own grounds by their opponents from New Haven and the record should be repeated again to-day. The nine has played fairly good ball thus far, but its great weakness lies in the fact that at times it gets badly "rattled" - a fault which must be entirely done away with. May to-day's score prove that the coaching the team has received from its captain has not been given in vain.

One word more. The cheering must be better than it has been of late, slower, steadier, and more united. Let those who lead the cheering bear in mind that the Harvard cry consists of three times three 'rahs, with a short pause after every third 'rah, while in the Yale cheer the 'rahs occur in quick succession. And now '90, do your best hit the ball hard and doubtless to-night will be one of great rejoicing in Cambridge.