FIRST HOCKEY GAME.

Today the first test of the hockey team is watched with great interest. This first game of the season, and the only game until after vacation, is to be played against the Institute of Technology, also a comparatively untested team. The interest lies largely in the fact of the peculiar position that this sport now occupies. The Arena in supplying a rink that can be used in all weathers has changed the standing of hockey, and it has created the permanent possibility of a consistently first-class team to represent the University. It has also produced a new enthusiasm on the part of the undergraduates for the game. As a result hockey is trying to emerge into a major sport. There are reasons for and against this move, but one thing is evident, and that is that the future status of hockey depends largely on this season, not merely on the success, but on the general interest, and the developments of the season as a whole. The CRIMSON hopes to see Captain Huntington turn out an all-victorious team.