The nine had a good opportunity to win the game from Princeton at one time but did not prove equal to the opportunity. Their erratic work was a disappointment,- a sore disappointment to the men who went to New Haven to support them. The trouble with the nine seems to be, not that they are incapable of playing a strong game, but that they cannot at critical moments keep themselves calm and make use of the abilities they have. The lack of experience is fatal; it has shown itself in all but one of the important games, and, what is most discouraging, it continues to show itself with but slightly diminshed force. On Memorial Day the nine raised all hopes by their strong play, but yesterday was a repetition of the exhibition made against Pennsylvania. It leaves the result of future games in complete doubt.

Even although the series has gone against Harvard, we believe that the struggle which has been made for it has not been wasted. Athletics can do no greater benefit to any university than to be the means of quickening the sense of common interest among its members and of showing the necessity for staunch and active support from all in every wise and honorable effort.