The fact that those who have played on class nines are made eligible for the scrub baseball series this year, and that only members of the University and Freshman squads are excluded gives these games greater importance than they have ever had before. Although, of course, members of any department of the University may enter, it is the special intention of the management for the series to furnish some preliminary practice to those who intend to try for the Senior, Junior and Sophomore teams. As these are to be called out as soon as the scrub series is over, those who take part in the latter will be in so much the better shape to try for the class nines.

It is good to see the University management taking up this matter of scrub and class baseball so early. For the last few years these teams have not begun work until late in the season and have met one another with little or no preparation. There has always, however, been plenty of interest in the games, and there is a large number of men for whom there are no places on the University or College nines, but who would be glad to play ball through the spring if the chance offers. The call for scrub nines has not as yet called forth much response, but it is thought that this is because the advantages are not appreciated.