James was happy to see the Playoff Series get underway. While he was unable to attend the games, he planned on being at the Championship Series to present the trophy to the eventual champion.
Most of the sportswriters were still talking about the eventual championship match-up between Yale and Villanova, feeling the Playoff Series was a warm-up for both teams. At the conclusion of the day, however, the sportswriters were in shock, as both underdogs had won the first game of the series.
Syracuse and Yale played a good game, with Syracuse coming out on top by a score of 6-3. But the big buzz was about Princeton defeating Villanova. It wasn't the fact that Princeton won, it was about how soundly they defeated the heavily favored Wildcats by the score of 15-2.