It was a great disappointment to us that Harvard was unable to end up the football season last Saturday with a victory over Pennsylvania. It was a repetition of the same old story-Harvard's inferior physical condition. In almost all our big games of late years our players have not stood the physical strain as well as their opponents. It requires very little reflection to come to the conclusion that there must be something wrong in our system. This seems to be the sentiment of the students generally. But where the fault lies is hard to tell. Certainly no one can complain of there having been too many match-games; for the number was purposely reduced this year. The practice games were neither too long, nor too severe. The most promising players were given trials in match-games, the object being not only to develop new material, but also to save the "star" men. It has been suggested, with a reasonable degree of plausibility, that the cause is to be found in the dampness and fogs that spread over the low marshy grounds near Soldiers Field. At any rate, every effect must have a cause. It is a self-evident fact that often Harvard teams, with as good material and able to play as strong a game as other teams, are defeated through inability to hold out as well as their opponents. What is the cause?

We congratulate the Freshmen on their well-earned victory. After an unsuccessful showing in the class games they made a steady improvement until their successful ending of the season last Saturday.