NEW YORK CITY, Friday--The University basketball team was defeated by Columbia tonight by a score of 38 to 14. Columbia's phenomenal team play and accuracy at throwing goals together with injury to Randall and Bigelow early in the game accounts for the defeat. Roughness characterized the entire play and Columbia was constantly penalized throughout the game. Harvard played excellent basketball, but was wholly unable to locate the baskets which are unlike any others now in use in the league.

Summary: HARVARD.  COLUMBIA. Underwood, l.f.  r.f., Hurley, Jones Grant, r.f.  l.f., Rogers, Trubenback Randall, K. Smith, c.  c., O'Connell, Hurley Bigelow, Smith, l.g.  r.g., Von Sholly Gring, r.g.  l.g., Fisher, Allen

Score--Columbia, 38; Harvard, 14. Goals from field--Trubenback 4, Hurley 3, Fisher 3, Allen 3, Rogers 2, O'Connell 2, Von Sholly, Grant, Smith 2. Goals from fouls--Bigelow 7, Randall, Hurley, Allen. Umpire--R. A. Wood 1G. Referee--Quigg of Trinity. Time--20-minute halves.

The Freshman basketball team defeated Browne and Nichols School in the Gymnasium last evening by the score of 18 to 12. In the first half the Freshmen played a consistent game, but with a change of line-up in the second half the defense weakened, allowing Browne and Nichols several unearned goals. At times the play was unnecessarily rough, many fouls being called on both sides.

The line-up was: FRESHMEN.  BROWNE AND NICHOLS. McCarty, l.f.  r.f., M. Macdonald McDonald, Murray, Kempner, r.f.  l.f., J. Macdonald Smith, c.  c., Cunningham Goode, Howard, l.g.  r.g., Pratt Saul, r.g.  l.g., Marsh

Score--Freshmen, 18; Browne and Nichols, 12. Golas--Smith 4, McDonald, Kempner, McCarthy, Goode, M. Macdonald 3, Cunningham 2, J. Macdonald. Free-tries made--Smith 2. Umpire--F. E. Bowker, Browne and Nichols. Referee--C. Jones '06. Timekeeper--H. A. Mumma '07. Time--15-minute halves.

Tonight the Freshman team will play the Wellesley Athletic Club at Wellesley.