The Easter trips of the college nines have proved very interesting. They have brought out the fact plainly that this year all three of the large colleges have exceptionally good nines. Further than this it is hard to draw any conclusions from scores made against the various teams which have been played, as few if any of the opposing teams have played with more than one of the three large colleges. While nothing can yet be definitely said about the relative merits of the nines, the fact that all three nines have been giving exhibitions of excellent ball playing is settled beyond a doubt. The Easter season has been a good beginning of an exciting base ball year. Added to the excellence of the nines is the fact that for the first time since the season of 1888-89, games have been arranged between all three colleges. If everything else goes well the present contest promises to be one of the most exciting in the history of intercollegiate base ball.