THE freshman game with Princeton on Saturday was about as poor an exhibition of baseball as the Ninety six nine could have given. Defeat in itself is not to be regretted so much as the ease with which it was inflicted. For seven innings, although lamentably weak at the bat at critical moments, Ninety-six played a creditable game. Then in the last two innings the whole nine went to pieces in a way which was entirely unwarranted. It was slovenly playing and it is for this alone that they deserve severe criticism. Princeton thoroughly outplayed them at every point and her victory was clearly earned. It is not because our nine failed to win that the college will pass harsh judgment on their work, but because they lost the game in so discreditable a way. The freshmen started the season with bright prospects, with material much above the average. Yet it has failed utterly to accomplish its end. This failure is a striking example of what may result from too loose organization among freshman teams. It is hard to make a body of men in the first year at college realize what real training means. There generally comes a point when after some particularly good game the men consciously or unconsciously relax their efforts without thinking of the strain and demands of the final contests. However, the series is ended and Ninety six's record is made. She has three more years to show her merits through her individual members on the 'varsity teams. We sincerely hope that there her success may fully atone for her first year's work.