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courage deserted them, and had it not been for the strength and endurance of Cap- tain Baker the result would have been much more disastrous. There is, however, some excuse for the timidity displayed by two or three of our boys, for the game was exceedingly rough and they were unused to the slugging tactics employed by their opponents. They were on hostile ground and could only submit. The score was two touchdowns and one goal for St. John's to one touchdown and goal for us. vVe were saved from a shut-out by a beautiful So-yard run of C. C. Baker. This defeat, coming as it did when we were so confident of victory, was unfor- tunate, and for a while the team was demoralized. Besides several days were neces- sary for the boys to recover from their injuries, and so when we met the Balti- more Medical College team in Baltimore, on the following Friday, we were in poor condition-poorer at least than we should have been. This is why our vic- tory was not as complete as we had hoped it would be. The opposing team was much heavier, but they lacked experience and training, although two or three of their men were tar players. The final score was two touchdowns and two goals to one touchdown and one goal. It was a tie up to a-half minute before the end of the second half, when C. C. Baker fell on the ball behind B. M. c.'s goal, making another touchdown. By the 5th of November our hopes of yet being able to win the pennant had revived, and we went to Baltimore to play Johns Hopkins with renewed strength and determination. But here we met another surprise. We knew that ordinarily the .teams were pretty evenly matched, but we had failed to take into account the big left guard of Hopkins. This was his first game with the University and so he was unknown to us. He had, however, played on Yale, and this fact soon became evident. Our strongest men were pitted against him, but all to no avail. He would break through and tackle almost every time, and to him alone was Hop- kins' victory attributable. We were unable to score, while Hopkins counted two touchdowns. Captain Baker, by his excellent return of punts and his accurate tackling, prevented the score from being much larger. C. C. Baker and Wells also played a good game. After this defeat we were unable to reorganize, and so can- celled the remaining games. To sum up: vVe lost three games and won three; we scored 66 points to 43 by the opposing teams. The boys played good ball throughout and we feel that Our College is entitled to rank among the very first in Maryland. Below is the score of each game: Western Maryland.................................................... 16 Druid Outing Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. 0 181