The baseball mass meeting held in the Living Room of the Union last night was very successful, and aroused great enthusiasm. D. S. Dean '91, who was introduced by J. A. Burgess '04, made a speech in which he presented the gold baseballs. After tracing the history of Harvard baseball since the time when he was an undergraduate, Mr. Dean expressed the deep interest taken by graduates throughout the country in the work of the University teams, and the great pleasure the graduates take in hearing of their prowess, which has been so often demonstrated in baseball. He then presented the gold baseballs, praising the work of each man, and relating the accounts he had heard of their play from graduates of both Harvard and Yale. Those of last year's nine who were absent received their full share of the cheering.

Dr. E. H. Nichols, '86 said he hoped that the recent seminar which had been held on the subject of continued cheering would influence the men who see the game with Yale. It is almost impossible, Dr. Nichols said, to play good baseball with the continual noise and din of systematic cheering. The very nature of the game should make this obvious to everyone. If a good play is made however, the spontaneous cheering should be seconded by effective leading, and should express with speed and strength of sound the approval and support of the University. Cheering of a good play which is perceptibly weaker in sound than that of the opponents is worse than none. Prolonged cheering, intended to drown out the other side, is bad sportsmanship, because confusing to the opposing team, and bad policy, because confusing to our own.

Captain Carr said that the spirit shown this year has been of the first order. Every man is glad that all the others are on the nine, and glad that he himself is playing on it. In practice the friction necessarily due to hard work has been unusually small.

Coach Frantz spoke of the assistance he has received during the past season from various graduates. If there is any man, he said, to whom Harvard owes its success in baseball during the last five or six years, it is Dr. Nichols. That success is largely the result of a policy inaugurated by him, and since his system was introduced we have not as yet lost the Yale series.

In the present discussion of the spirit of athletic sport, Frantz said, there are two extremes of opinion. One is, to have the best possible time, and not care whether the game is won or lost. This is a reaction caused by the other extreme view, which is to win at all costs. The middle course is to set out with the determination of winning, but by fair means alone.

The past season has been marked by excellent spirit, by discouragements and obstacles overcome by the men, and by many lessons well learned. The position of catcher and second baseman had to be filled, and practically the whole outfield developed. Every man who intends to come out for the nine next year must see to it that his conduct this summer is irreproachable in regard to the breaking of eligibility rules. If this is done, much trouble which was caused this year will be prevented. Promising material had to be dropped on account of ineligibility several times during the season, and our baseball chances were crippled for the time being an several occasions.

In closing, Frantz said that the Yale, nine will play the hardest game it is capable of, with a form superior is that shown in the other games of the season. The University nine should fulfill the expectations of all by playing the best game it knows