Playing in a sea of mud, the Harvard Jayvee soccer team went down before the New Bedford Textile booters 3 to 0 yesterday afternoon. Although suffering its third successive defeat of the season, the Junior Varsity showed some improvement, and will have a good chance to make up for lost ground next week.

Coach H. H. Broadbent '32, had little chance to test the ability of his men to work combination plays, due to the rain and mud. Holding the strong New Bedford team to a score as low as three, however, is itself a sign of betterment. Both the frequent raggedness of the passing and the inaccuracy of kicking show room for much improvement. The defensive work of the team, however, has been an encouraging feature, with the goalie playing the strongest game.

The summary: HARVARD  NEW BEDFORD Briesan, g.  g., McArdle Wemple, r.f.  r.f., Gobeil Engel, Shapiro, l.g.  l.g., Desmarst Thacher, r.h.  r.h., Gero Ware, c.h.  c.h., Mello Robbins, l.h.  l.h., Yozefek Baxter, o.r.  o.r., Crowley Seeman, i.r.  i.r., Edmundson Clark, c.f.  c.f., Cleveland Phillips, Amberg, i.l.  i.l., Gillette Russell, o.l.  o.l., Pickering

Score: New Bedford Textile 3, Harvard Jayvee 0. Goals: Edmundson 2, Pickering.