FOOT-BALL.

Yesterday afternoon the Harvard foot-ball eleven played its first game with the Tuft's team, on College Hill, and won a signal victory as might have been expected. The Tuft's team played a plucky up-hill game, but were outplayed at every point by the University eleven. Harvard won the toss and took the ball, leaving the choice of field to the home team. At 3. 15 game was called with Harvard in possession of the ball at the south end of the grounds. Morse dribbled to Harding, after a short run passed to Porter, who in his turn gave the sphere to Higginson, who was, however, soon downed. Soon after this Holden made a run of thirty yards which brought him to the Tuft's five yard line. Three minutes after the kick off Wood crossed the line and secured the first touchdown for Harvard. Harding failed to kick a goal. Tufts kicked the ball to Porter who carried it twenty-five yards, and Wood made another touch-down, time two minutes; no goal, Perry then made a rush and Porter carried the ball over the adversaries' line, from which Harding kicked a goal. Raymond made a plucky run, but four downs without an advance of five yards gave the ball to Harvard. Holden then secured it and after a run of fifty yards bore it across the line at 3.25. Harding kicked another goal. Perry then made two praiseworthy rushes which secured another touchdown. No goal. The following touchdowns were made by Porter and Holden, who dodged the whole Tuft's team, and two goals were kicked. Time was then called. Score 48-0.

The second half opened at 3.58, Appleton and Markoe taking the positions of Bradlee and Piper. Harding by fine dodging, carried the ball thirty yards towards the opponents' goal, and Perry made a touchdown. Goal. Raymond was well tackled by Bancroft, and despite the efforts of Pearson and Raymond four downs were called, with no advance for the Tufts team. Then runs by Porter and Holden secured two more touchdowns, from one of which a goal was scored. Butler made a beautiful run through the crowd, but Harvard soon lost the ball. Higginson, however, by a plucky drop, secured it again. Perry and Bancroft then made two more touchdowns. One goal. Bancroft, after a hard run, crossed the line again, and a punt out to Porter gave another goal to Harvard. Rice secured the ball, and, with a clear field before him, made for the Harvard goal, but Holden overtook and downed him easily. Porter made the last play of the game by running half the length of the field and securing a touchdown, which yielded a goal. Total, 86-0.

It fully repaid the few men who accompanied the team, to see the amount of work accomplished during the past week. The features of the game were the "blocking off" men from a runner by Holden; the tackling of Harding; and the dropping on the ball by Higginson. Among the rushers, Holden, Wood and Butler were noticeable for their blocking.

Following is the make-up of the teams :

Harvard-Rushers : Holden, Bradley, Wood, Morse, Piper, Butler, Bancroft; quarterback : Harding; halfbacks: Poerter, Perry; fullback, Higginson.

Tufts-Rushers : Shipman, Nelson, Burnham, Rice, Dolliver. Hickock, Chapman; quarterback, Raymond; halfbacks : Pearson, Cate; fullback, Burrill.

Touchdowns, 16; goals from touchdowns, 11; goals from field, 0; safeties, 0.