In view of the fact that permanent improvements are soon to begin on Soldiers Field, it seems advisable to call attention to the fact that the cricket teams of the University have always lacked a satisfactory field for practice.
For a number of years there has been excellent material in College for this team, and Harvard has been a member of the three-cornered league with Haverford and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, cricket is a sport which ought to be fostered in the University, since it provides light, healthy exercise and does not require exceptional athletic ability. One would think that a game which has been played for so long at Cambridge and which has these advantages would not have to go to Allston and use the grounds of another club. Yet such was the case last year, and this year as it is no longer possible to use the Allston crease, it is hard to see where the team is to practice. A permanent crease ought to be laid out on Soldiers Field this spring and until that is available the team should be allowed the use of some convenient ground, such as that part of Jarvis Field which is not taken up with tennis courts.
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