Letter from Yale.

The nine which will be Yale's representative in this spring's inter-collegiate series is, with a few exceptions, a new one, the old men being Stewart, Bremner, Brigham and Sheppard. Of course with an entirely new nine it is impossible to make any surmises as to what showing will be made against the old nines of Harvard and Princeton. The team which will cross bats with Harvard in the first game will probably be as follows: Stagg, '88, p.; Dann, '88 S. L., c.; Marsh, '86 S., 1b.; Stewart, '86, 2b.; Cross, T. S., 3b.; Noyes, '89, s. s.; Brigham, '87, l. f.; Bremner, '86, c. f.; Sheppard, '87, r. f. Stewart, captain, covered first last year, but after a week or so of practice at the beginning of this season, he changed to second to make room for Marsh, who is considered a fair first baseman. Cross, a divinity student, is a new man at third but fills the position with a moderate amount of sureness. Noyes was captain of the Andover nine last year, and is making a good showing at short. Stagg, who will occupy the pitcher's box, was last year's third baseman, a position which he filled admirably. He has been doing creditable work this season, and with Dann to catch him, will compose Yale's battery this year. The latter has been doing excellent work behind the bat and can pitch a strong game, but cannot be used to good advantage in the box from the fact that there is no man in college to hold him when he pitches his best. All the fielders have had a year's experience in their positions, Bremner, who also caught, and Sheppard playing in last year's nine and Brigham on the '84 nine.

This nine has a number of glaring faults which are gradually being remedied as the season goes on, but yet are plainly visible at times. The men are apt to field the ball without judgment in places and display too great eagerness at times when slower work would be more advantageous. The batting is fair, but is not yet of sufficient strength to warrant large totals.