THE FIRST GAME.

On Saturday afternoon Harvard lined up for the first game this season against Williams, and defeated them 6 to 0 in an interesting game of two fifteen-minute halves. The team which represented Harvard was made up for the most part of men who have never before played on the 'Varsity, and this, together with the fact that the practice this year has not been as long as that of preceding seasons, accounts for the small score. The game showed one thing in particular that this year the team will be much weaker than usual at ends and tackles, unless a decided improvement takes place. At the same time there is little cause for discouragement, for, with the return of the old men to the line, the team will be greatly strengthened.

For Harvard the best playing was done by Captain Wrightington, who set a fine example for his men to follow. It was his spirited playing and conscientious work which kept the men playing a quick and snappy game.

For Williams, Dibble and Lee did the best work, and it was due to the brilliant work of the former that the ball was kept in Williams' possession during the greater part of the second half.

The game started with the ball in Harvard's possession. Brown kicked to Dibble and the latter was downed on the twenty-yard line after rushing about five yards. The ball soon went to Harvard, however, on a fumble by Fiter. Wrightington made the first gain for Harvard, but on the next play Cochrane fumbled and the ball again went to Williams. Soon after this Williams again lost the ball on her thirty-yard line. By successive rushes through the tackles and guards the ball was carried to Williams' ten-yard line. Then Williams made a rally, but on the second down Sullivan was pushed across the line for the only touchdown. Brown kicked the goal.

The ball was then taken to the middle of the field and put in play by Dibble. Cochrane caught the ball and rushed ten yards before he was downed. Harvard then carried it to Williams' forty-yard line, but there lost it on downs. By a series of rushes through left tackle Williams carried it back to Harvard's thirty-five-yard line and then time was called.

In the second half Sargent, Swain, Wadsworth, Hoague and Weld were the only new men substituted by Harvard, and A. Davis took Ryan's place on the Williams side. Harvard's nearest approach to the Williams goal was at the latter's ten yard line. Here the ball was lost to Williams and a series of punts followed in which Wrightington outclassed Draper. It was at this point of the game that Dibble did his best work for Williams making long runs around the ends which carried the ball into the middle of the field. The ball then changed hands several times and finally remained in William's possession at the call of time.

The line-up of the two teams was as follows:

HARVARD WILLIAMS.

Moulton, r. e. l. e., Ryan, Chadwell.

Merriman, r. t. l. t., Lee.

N. Shaw, r. g. l. g., Wright.

Doucette (Hoague), c. c., McGowan.

Jaffray (Sargent), l. g. r. g., Lotz.

Mills (Swain), l. t. r. t., Fifer.

Richardson, l. e. r. e., Rutter.

Cochrane (Wadsworth), q. b. q. b., Ryan, (A. Davis).

Wrightington, h. b. h. b., Dibble.

Sullivan, h. b. h. b., D. Davis.

Brown (Weld), f. b. f. b., Draper.