Every man who saw the game with the Boston Athletic Association yesterday afternoon must have felt encouraged at the work done by the 'varsity. There are enough faults, to be sure, to show that the team is yet far from championship form, but there is every sign of improvement and none of the discouraging indications that the men are in too fine condition, which have often been noticed weeks before the Yale game.

From now until the twenty-fourth of the month a large part of the work will be done of necessity in secret. There is, therefore, all the more reason that when an opportunity is given to watch the play there should be a great many present. It is a pity that "three times three" are not called for once in a while on Soldiers Field. It is doubtful if many of the first-year men know what the Harvard cheer is.