The Crimson Varsity rugby team opens its season this afternoon on the football practice field at 2:15 o'clock with the Boston Rugby Club providing the opposition. The Crimson ruggers have been working out in Briggs Cage for about three weeks and are favored to extend their victory string from where they left off last year.

Harvard will take the filed with Martin, Green, Strong, Ditz, Dewitt, Scott, F. Smith, and McMillan at the forwards, Osgood, Holleb, Kitter, Waters, Kassel, Schenk, and Colwell are the starting backs, with Channing, Smith, Teichmeier and Fields listed as alternates.

The Crimson outfit is rated on about a par with last year's all powerful aggregation and is a heavy favorite in this afternoon's tilt.