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We have heard so many complaints about the manner in which the seats were all reserved on Saturday, that we are forced to notice it editorially. In the first place, the base-ball association has always been a money-making institution, having a large surplus in its treasury every year. Therefore there was no excuse for reserving every seat on Holmes field with the exception of the battered old stand off in right field. Secondly, in the Princeton game, all the seats from the hospital building to the clump of willows were unreserved, and it was naturally expected that the same arrangement would be made on Saturday, especially as no notice of the change had been given beforehand. The students were disappointed, however, and many were obliged to sit on the grass during the entire game. Why we should be forced to pay one dollar for the privilege of seeing a game on our own grounds it is hard to understand. The association might just as well charge one dollar admission and leave all the seats unreserved. We would strongly recommend a return to the old system of having three or four sections unreserved. By doing this, the base-ball management will escape the maledictions of the students and will still have enough in its treasury to buy its blazers, bate and balls. The action of the management on Saturday was simply outrageous, and it is to be hoped that better arrangements may be made for the next game.

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