The results of the new method in arranging for the scrub ball nines have so far proved very gratifying to the management, as the names of twelve nines have been handed in, as follows: "The Good Shepherds," J. N. Sherburne '99, captain; "The Farmers," H. R. Scott '97; "The Pearlines," P. H. Cook '99; "The Peevish Ice-Cutters," P. Palmer '98; "The Little Egypts," M. E. Gibbey '98; "The Cold Hands," A. R. Campbell '99; "Nine Big Bluffs," N. S. Kelly '98; "Hollis Hall," Charles Jenney '97; "Weary Williams," A. H. Howard '98; "The Muses," F. Y. Hall '98; "The No Names," F. D. Robinson '99, and "The Hot Tomales," P. Burrage '99.

Besides these nines, eighteen men have handed in their names, as follows: For the infield-F. M. Weld, H. C. Hildreth, P. G. Carleton; N. P. Hallowell, J. F. Mosby, L. B. Shaw, H. A. Wadleigh, S. Robinson, M. D. Abrams, J. W. Lane, F. W. Falvey and J. L. Marx; for the outfield-K. K. Carrick, J. T. Clark, J. C. Gray and H. E. Bailey. The only battery men are J. J. Teevens, pitcher, and J. E. Blair, catcher. In hopes that the names of a few more nines will be handed in, the management has decided to put off the date of the last day for entering the series until Tuesday, the 13th. If sixteen nines are entered the present plan of arranging a schedule is to divide these into four squads of four each, in which every nine will play every other. Then the four winners of these divisions will all play each other for the championship. By this method each team is sure of playing at least three games, which is the reason that it was chosen, rather than the usual tournament plan, where by one defeat puts a man out of the race. If this scheme is adopted, four diamonds will be laid out on Soldiers Field, so that four games can be played in an afternoon. Each nine will play every other day, and with good weather the preliminaries should be finished by the week after the Vacation and the championship settled by about the 10th of May. The cups which Mr. Liter has so generously presented are now being made at Rand and Crane's and will be put on exhibition at the Crimson office as soon as they are finished.