HARVARD vs. BOSTON, Boston Grounds, May 21.

THE Nine played their second game with the Bostons on the above date. Tyler being laid up with a strained back, Cutler, '75, was substituted for him in left field. Barker, '73, played third base, and White caught. The playing during the latter half of the game was very pretty. Annan made a fine left-hand catch, and Kent a difficult fly while running with the ball. Estabrooks led at the bat, and Cutler gave good promise of being a valuable acquisition to the field.

The following is the score:-

HARVARD. BOSTON.

O. R. IB.T. B. O. R. IB.T. B.

Eustis, r. f. 3 2 1 1 G. Wright, s.s. 3 1 0 0

Hodges, 2 b. 2 0 1 1 Barnes, 2 b. 1 3 1 1

Cutler, 1. f. 4 1 1 1 Schafer, 3 b. 4 1 2 2

White, c. 3 1 0 0 Leonard, 1. f. 5 1 2 2

Hooper, p. 4 0 1 1 O'Rourke, c. 4 1 1 1

Annan, s.s. 2 1 2 2 Spalding. p. 2 2 3 4

Estabrooks, c.f. 3 0 2 4 H. Wright, c. f. 4 2 3 5

Barker, 3 b. 4 0 0 0 Manning, 1 b. 2 2 1 1

Kent, r b. 2 2 2 2 Birdsall, r. f. 2 1 1 1

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27 7 10 12 27 14 14 17

Innings. 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvard . . . . . 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 ---7

Boston . . . . . . 2 0 3 2 6 0 0 1 0 ---14

HARVARD VS. PRINCETON, Jarvis Field, May 22.

This was our third game with Princeton, and, as she was defeated in both the former games, a like result was looked for in this one. Our men, however, had to cope with a remarkably strong Nine, flushed with their victory of 10 to 9 over Yale, and anxious to hang the Harvard scalp in the New Jersey wigwam. Our Nine, owing in part to their crippled condition, but principally to their traditional weak batting, was hardly equal to the occasion. The game was an exciting one, and the score, 3 to 1, was, we believe, the smallest ever made in an amateur match. On our side, Cutler's play in left field was remarkably fine; Kent, Hodges, and Annan were quick and accurate in their several positions, while the pitching of Hooper won general praise. White was so unfortunate as to receive a foul ball in the eye, in the eighth inning. His place was occupied by Perry, catcher of the Freshman Nine. This game does not give the championship to the Princetons, as they have not won two games out of three.

We give the score:-

HARVARD. PRINCETON.

O. R. IB.T. B. O. R. IB.T. B.

Eustis, r. f. 3 1 1 1 Pell, p. 1 1 1 1

Hodges, 2 b. 3 0 1 1 Ernst, r b. 4 0 0 0

Cutler, l. f. 3 0 0 0 Bruyere, 3 b. 3 0 1 1

White, c. 3 0 0 0 Williamson, l. f. 4 0 0 0

Hooper, p. 4 0 0 0 Paton, c. f. 3 0 0 0

Annan, s. s. 3 0 1 1 Davis, c. 3 1 1 1

Estabrooks, c. f. 4 0 0 0 Fredericks, r. f. 3 1 0 0

Barker, 3 b. 2 0 0 0 Beach, s. s. 4 0 0 0

Kent, 1 b. 3 0 0 0 Lawrence, 2 b. 2 0 1 1

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27 1 3 3 27 3 4 4

Innings. 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvard . . 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 1

Princeton . . 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 --- 3

Errors in field: Harvard, 10; Princeton, 5.

Runs earned: Harvard. 0; Princeton, 0

Umpire: Mr. Barnes, of the Boston Club.

YALE vs. HARVARD, New Haven, May 24.

Our Nine were accompanied by a small party of friends, - some going to inspirit their champions, others in the more mercenary expectation of "getting on" bets. The latter class were sadly disappointed; a long line of defeats has implanted in the Yalensian mind a deep conviction of the impropriety-nay, the immorality-of betting, especially against Harvard. Two and three to one was the current rate of investment.

In the first inning Harvard made three runs, to one for Yale; in the second we again scored three, and Yale retired for nothing; but in the third, Nevins having been substituted for A very in the pitcher's position, we experienced a similar fate, Yale getting two. The Nine soon became accustomed to Nevin's eccentric underhand throws, and punished him for two, five, and two, in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, while New Haven only obtained a two and a one in the fifth and sixth. At this point the score showed fifteen runs in our favor against six for our opponents; but Yale now began to pick up fast, and scored five and three in the next two innings to nothing and one for us. White had changed positions with Perry, but, beside frightening the enemy from stealing second base, could not change the current of luck, which seemed setting in, in favor of Yale. At the beginning of the last inning we stood two runs ahead, and failed to score; Yale came to the bat in good spirits, while our men showed a nervousness which they rarely exhibit in the field. The first striker sent a fly in Cutler's vicinity, and he took it neatly. The second at the bat succeeded in making his run, amid great excitement of the spectators, and through very bad play by our men. Hooper was pitching in a rather demoralized manner; and as the next striker for Yale took his position, he received whispered instructions from his captain, these, of course, being to wait for called balls. Out of five balls pitched, the last four came in beautifully, just where called for, and three strikes out were called by the umpire. This was rather sharp work, but not of a kind to call for the display of bad temper on the part of spectators which followed. The next striker had too balls and two strikes called on him, beside hitting a number of foul balls. At length he struck weakly to Perry at third, who presumably fielded it to Kent, at first; the ball struck a few rods in front of the base, but was gracefully taken by the presiding genius of the place, and the game was ours.

The general play on either side was far from brilliant, but was as good as the recent misfortunes to both Nines would warrant us in expecting. It is unfair to criticise Perry as if he were an experienced catcher, and he deserves every praise for his steady play and evident determination to take all chances. Annan, as short-stop, beside his general good play, made the prettiest hit of the game, a beautiful two-baser. Nevins, in the field, made a remarkable left-hand catch, and at the pitcher's position his throwing did great execution.

The entire party desire to return thanks to their friends at New Haven for the courtesies extended them after the game. Altogether the trip was a particularly pleasant one for us.

The following is the score:-

HARVARD. YALE.

O. R. IB.T. B. O. R. IB.T. B.

Eustis, r. f. 4 2 3 3 Maxwell, c. 2 2 2 2

Hodges, 2. b. 3 1 1 1 Avery, 1. f. 3 3 2 2

Cutler, 1. f. 3 1 1 1 Hotchkiss, 2. b. 2 2 3 3

White, 3. b. 3 2 1 1 Scudder, i. b. 4 2 0 0

Hooper, p. 5 0 0 0 Mitchell, c. f. 5 1 1 1

Annan, s. s. 2 3 2 3 Nevin, p. 4 1 1 1

Estabrooks, c. f. 1 4 1 1 Wright, s. s. 2 3 2 2

Perry, c. 3 2 0 0 Elder, r. f. 2 0 0 0

Kent, i. b. 3 1 2 2 Foster, 3 b. 3 1 0 0

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

27 16 11 12 27 15 11 11

Innings. 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvard . . . . . 3 3 0 2 5 2 0 1 0---16

Yale . . . . . 1 0 2 0 2 1 5 3 1---15

Umpire: Mr. C. Mills, of Atlantic Club.

HARVARD vs. BOSTON, Jarvis Field, May 28.

Notwithstanding the intense heat, a good number of students and others witnessed this game, which, on account of the uneven play of our Nine, was very one-sided. Cutler, Kent, and White played finely. Mr. Tyler gave satisfaction as umpire.

We give the score:-

HARVARD. BOSTON.

O. R. IB. O. R. IB.

Eustis, r. f. 4 0 1 G. Wright, s. s. 4 1 1

Hodges, 2. b. 3 1 2 Barnes, 2 b. 4 1 0

Cutler, 1. f. 3 0 0 Spalding, p. 4 1 1

White, 3 b. 3 0 0 Leonard, 1. f. 0 5 4

Hooper, p. 3 0 0 White, c. 2 2 2

Annan, s. s. 2 1 2 Manning, 1 b. 3 2 2

Estabrooks, c. f. 3 0 1 Schafer, 3 b. 2 2 4

Perry, c. 3 0 0 O'Rourke. r. f. 3 0 1

Kent, 1 b. 3 0 0 H. Wright, c. f. 5 0 0

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27 2 6 27 14 15

Innings. 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvard . . . . . 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0---2

Boston . . . . . 4 0 4 0 1 0 4 1 0---14

HARVARD vs. MUTUAL, Boston Grounds, May 29.

Those students who witnessed this game were repaid for the trouble of their trip by the sight of one of the most interesting contests of the season. As the score shows, each side had made two runs at the end of the seventh inning, and at that time a glorious victory for Harvard seemed at least possible to her excited partisans. But the batting of the Mutuals in the last two innings was too much for our amateurs, and we were obliged to content ourselves with having fought a good fight. The playing of our out-fielders was up to their highest standard, and the rest of the Nine did themselves credit. Tyler reassumed his old position on third base; and, considering his recent recovery from illness, played very well. Hooper made four base hits.

We give the score:-

HARVARD. MUTUAL.

R. IB. P.O. R. IB. P.O.

Eustis, r. f. 1 1 1 Eggler, c. f. 3 3 0

Hodges, 2 b. 0 1 6 Bellan, 3 b. 0 1 3

Tyler, 3 b. 0 1 1 Hatfield, 2 b. 0 0 1

White, c. 2 1 5 Start, 1 b. 0 1 7

Hooper, p. 0 4 1 Higham, r. f. 1 1 0

Annan, s. s. 0 1 0 Hicks, c. 0 1 12

Estabrooks, c. f. 0 0 3 Matthews, p. 1 0 0

Cutler, l, f. 0 0 3 Gedney, l, f. 1 2 1

Kent, 1 b. 0 1 7 Holdsworth, s.s. 2 2 3

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3 10 27 8 11 27

Innings. 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvard . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1---3

Mutual . . . . . 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4---8

No runs earned.

Total errors: Harvard, 15; Mutual, 10.

Passed balls: White, 4; Hicks, 2.

Umpire: Mr. Barnes, of the Boston Club.

HARVARD vs. YALE, Jarvis Field, May 31.

The return game between our Nine and Yale filled the benches on Jarvis better than any previous event of the year, and the throng of ladies, each bedecked with fluttering magenta, reminded us of old times. Play was called punctually, with Mr. Allison, of the Resolutes, as umpire. The game was long and dragging, and must have been devoid of interest to any but students. Yale played a straight-out muffin game in the field, and at the bat Hooper was complete master. Our Nine were almost entirely free from that nervousness which usually takes possession of them in Yale matches, and fielded in fine style. Cutler won fresh laurels by his magnificent fielding, while the three basemen, aided by Annan, rendered running the bases an extremely delicate matter for their opponents. Hodges made the very creditable score of no outs, seven runs, four base-hits, and two double plays. Harvard's batting was a succession of heavy, safe hits. It is entirely incompatible with the theory of the game of base-ball that wild, brute-force throwing should be effective among good players. By the side of this blind throwing, Hooper's accurate pitching, requiring judgment and strategy as well as muscle, made a flattering contrast. The fielding of Yale, as we said above, was extremely loose. Wright should be credited with a fine catch in left field, however, and all agreed that Bentley's catching behind the bat was as good as anything in the game. We rather disliked the way Yale broke through the old custom of returning cheers after the match.

We give the score:-

HARVARD. YALE.

O. R. IB. O. R. IB.

Eustis, r. f. 2 5 3 Maxwell, 3 b. 3 0 0

Hodges, 2 b. 0 7 4 Avery, s. s. 4 0 0

Tyler, 3 b. 3 4 1 Bentley, c. 3 0 0

White, c. 2 3 1 Scudder, 1 b. 4 0 0

Hooper, p. 6 0 1 Elder, r. f. 3 1 0

Annan, s. s. 4 2 3 Nevin, p. 3 1 0

Estabrooks, c. f. 4 2 3 Wright, l. f. 2 2 1

Cutler, l. f. 5 1 0 Foster, 2 b. 2 1 1

Kent, 1 b. 1 5 4 Hotchkiss, c. f. 3 0 1

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27 29 20 27 5 3

Innings. 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvard 3 3 7 4 1 2 0 5 4---29

Yale..... 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0---5

Fielding errors: Harvard, 10; Yale, 28.

Total bases: Harvard, 25; Yale, 3.

Umpire: Mr. Allison, of the Resolutes.

The news from the Freshmen at New Haven, coming on top of the victory here, was too much for our elated fellow-students. About two hundred of them found relief in a "sing" in front of Hollis, winding up with "Fair Harvard," "Auld Lang Syne," and a mammoth ring around the yard.

HARVARD'76 vs. YALE ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC'76, New Haven, May 31.

Our Freshman Nine arrived in New Haven on Friday evening, and were received at the station by the Yale men, whose attentions to them from the time of arrival to that of departure rendered their visit extremely pleasant. Saturday's game was called at 2.50 P.M. by Mr. Williams, Yale '73, who acted as umpire. The play of our Freshmen showed very great improvement over that displayed in their games here, only two errors, we believe, being their share of the day's blunders. As the record shows, the game was all one way from the first, and resulted in a Harvard victory of 25 to 4. '76 is the first Freshman Class that has beaten Yale since '71, and we heartily congratulate the Nine upon their success.

The score:-

HARVARD '76. YALE '76.

O. R. T.B. O. R. T.B.

Ernst, 2 b. 3 3 3 Wills, l. f. 3 1 0

Moody, s. s. 3 3 3 Dawes, 3 b. 4 0 0

Kip, p. 2 3 3 Hodgman, r. f. 3 1 0

Perry, c. 4 1 2 Kean, 2 b. 1 0 0

Richards, 1 b. 1 5 4 Van Buren, p. 4 0 0

Tyng, 3 b. 2 4 2 Maybury, 1 b. 4 0 0

Holman, l. f. 4 2 1 Phillips, c. 3 0 0

Harrison, c. f. 5 1 0 De Forest, c. f. 3 0 1

Wheeler, r. f. 3 3 0 Lindsley, s. s. 2 2 2

--- --- --- --- --- ---

27 25 18 27 4 3

Innings. 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvard '76 . . . .1 2 0 3 5 6 2 0 6---25

Yale '76 . . . . . . 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0---4

Umpire: Mr. Williams, of Yale '73.