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...freshmen have been afforded very fair practice by the picked nine lately, but by no means, we think, the practice they should have and which would be afforded them by a regularly organized nine. The need and possible uses of a consolidated nine are seen very plainly here, for, although the picked nine have been doing very excellent work, they by no means give the freshmen the kind of practice absolutely necessary to insure them fair chances in the coming games with Yale...
...following concerning Yale's sentiment about her freshman nine we clip from an editorial in the News: "It is high time that the freshmen awoke to a fuller realization of the need of their improvement in ball playing before they undertake to cope with the Harvard freshmen. Surely they cannot desire to break the long series of Yale's triumphs in these contests, nor yet can they afford to be still longer debarred from the fence. They must also know that the whole college watch the result of this game with interest. By it, we are able to judge...
...good. Why should they play with picked nines so inferior to themselves? The nines they play with, at present, give them no hard practice. They should play against a well-organized nine with a strong pitcher and catcher, who could give them practice in batting which they need badly...
...celebrated "pony" team (Knowles and Stevens) are still in college and would no doubt be willing to play, if they were asked. Let the college get a good nine to support this batting, and then the freshmen can practice with a team more nearly their equals. What they need is practice with a team that will make them work...
...support. The lacrosse team have been faithfully training during the spring, and next Saturday they play the University of New York team. We ask all members of the university to purchase a ticket to the game, and if possible encourage the team by their presence. The team is in need of money, and they especially wish that a large amount of gate money be taken, to pay the expenses of the visiting club. Our team won for us three games last fall, and in return for this they were obliged to pay a large share of their expenses...