Both the Yale and Princeton baseball teams, which are now training in the south, started their playing seasons last week. On Friday Yale defeated Alabama Polytechnic Institute 4-1, and on Saturday the University of Alabama 3-6. The spectacular work of Yale's shortstop, Aldrich, featured both games. Chittenden pitched a good game for Yale against Alabama Polytechnic but on Saturday Lazarus was driven from the box and Coxe, the only veteran pitcher with the team; took his lace in the third inning.

On Saturday Princeton lost to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, 3-2, Margetts pitched the entire game for Princeton allowing only seven hits, but walked six men while Gaines of Annapolis passed only two Princeton batters, Gilroy, the Princeton third baseman, although he made one error, played a brilliant defensive game.