COMMUNICATIONS.

EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON.-It is understood that the decision of the athletic committee in the matter of a coach for the nine, will be that the nine shall have no trainer and that they will go still further and say that the nine shall not play with any nine that has had a professional trainer. This certainly looks like taking the bull by the horns in earnest, and the committee have certainly taken a decided step. It is understood however that this was the unanimous decision of the convention in regard to athletics, held in New York during the holidays; the result will be that none of the college nines will be allowed to have professional trainers. This of course places our nine on a much better footing than it was on last year, but still we shall be at a disadvantage for a year or two to come or at least until the members of the other college nines, who have had the advantage of trainers, shall graduate. This decision probably finally settles the matter and the best that we can do is to accept the situation and go to work to make up by enthusiasm and hard work for the disadvantage attending the lack of a professional trainer.

A. D. C.