The freshmen defeated a picked eleven yesterday afternoon, 8-0. Although the game was closely contested, it was a poor exhibition of football, misplays being frequent on both sides. There was no visible improvement in the development of the team play of the freshmen, but several of the men played well individually and showed a tendency towards remedying their defects. The tackling still continues to be the most noticeable weakness and it seems impossible for some of the players to improve in this respect. The line men played a strong offensive game and were particularly successful in stopping kicks. In the defensive work, however, they were weak and practically offered little resistance to their opponents, who broke through and tackled repeatedly. Most of the gains were made through the right half of the line which was weakened by the absence of Hollister and Williams, who are unable to play on account of injuries. Weld and Pillsbury, behind the line, were assisted by very little interference, but, nevertheless, did good work. Stanton was slow in starting and generally was tackled before he gained much ground. The following freshmen played: O'Connor, centre; Shaw, Hovey, guards; Scannell, Watson, tackles; Barton, Pitts, ends; Dean, quarter; Pillsbury, Stanton, half-backs; Weld, fullback.