The cricket team leaves today for its first championship match, not, to be sure, with the brightest prospect of success. Harvard can scarcely hope to defeat an eleven containing five or six of the Gentlemen of Philadelphia team which is to visit England next summer; but the college will expect a good showing even against these odds. The eleven has been improving lately, and with sharp fielding and steady work ought at least to keep down the runs. Cricket has taken a good start this year, and more interest has been shown in it than in former years. The eleven ought to try to keep up this interest by doing their best at Philadelphia, and if they lose this game, by working all the harder for a victory over Haverford at Cambridge.

We understand that the captain of the lacrosse team has organized a twelve who will go to Lehigh at their own expense in order that Harvard may not forfeit the game, which she is bound in honor to play, and which is financially necessary to the Lehigh team. We cannot praise such action too highly, for the men who go to Lehigh will save one of our University teams from reproach.

While recognizing the fact that lacrosse as an object of college interest and support cannot longer exist, we regret that the team could not have finished this year under favorable financial conditions. Whether supported or not, it has been for some years a Harvard University team and as such has made agreement for games in the league to which it belongs. If it forfeits these games so much to our discredit. But now it seems that the scheduled game will be played owing to the self sacrifice and high sense of honor of the members of the association. While the college is relieved that lacrosse will not be an object of unwilling support in coming years, it must concede that this season should be finished honorably; and therefore should feel grateful to the men who will bring this about at their own expense, and should be willing to aid in every way possible.