YALE WINS AT BASKETBALL.

NEW HAVEN, CONN., Feb. 20.--Yale defeated Harvard at basketball here tonight by a score of 31 to 21. In the first half Yale started weakly and Harvard had the advantage through Smith's excellent playing, but the half ended with the score 15 to 10 in favor of Yale. In the second 15 to 10 in favor of Yale. In the second half Harvard almost tied the score, but toward the end lost many chances through poor shooting. Harvard's team work was as good as Yale's, but the throwing was inaccurate.

The line-up: HARVARD.  YALE. Brown, r.f.  r.f., Hyatt. K. Smith, l.f.  l.f., Colton. Randall, c.  c., Weymouth. Hanavan, r.g.  r.g., Lockwood. Fosdick, l.g.  l.g., Moorehead.

Goals from the field--Smith 3, Browne 2, Randall 1, Lockwood 4, Hyatt 3, Weymouth 2. Goals from fouls-Smith 3, Colton 4.

Tomorrow night the team will play at Princeton. Harvard will have the advantage of playing Clark, but Princeton has an unusually heavy and well trained team and should win.

Goals from the field--Smith 3, Browne 2, Randall 1, Lockwood 4, Hyatt 3, Weymouth 2. Goals from fouls-Smith 3, Colton 4.

Tomorrow night the team will play at Princeton. Harvard will have the advantage of playing Clark, but Princeton has an unusually heavy and well trained team and should win.