THE Nine played their opening game of the season last Saturday, March 30, on Holmes Field. The Beacons presented a strong team, and after a very creditable game were only beaten by the score of 7 to 5.

Latham's fine fielding at second was one of the features of the game; a most brilliant fly catch marking his play. Tyng, as usual, sustained his reputation at the bat. Nunn and Alger played well for the Beacons in the field; while Moore carried off the honors at the bat. The element of the "unwashed" predominated so largely among the audience, and made itself so decidedly objectionable, that the officers of the Base-Ball Club have decided to rope the field in and have police-men in attendance at the game to-morrow. Below is the score.

BEACONS.

R. 1B. P.O. A. E.

Rollins, H. 1 0 8 0 2

Moore, B. 1 2 1 3 1

Hooper, P. 0 1 0 4 0

Campbell, A. 1 1 11 0 2

Winsor, C. 1 0 1 0 0

Nunn, S. 1 0 2 5 0

Ferris, L. 0 1 1 0 1

Alger, M. 0 1 3 0 0

Winward, R. 0 0 0 0 0

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Total, 5 6 27 12 6

HARVARD.

R. 1B. P.O. A. E.

Thayer, S. 2 1 0 3 0

Tyng, H. 1 2 12 1 1

Fessenden, R 0 0 0 0 0

Ernst, P. 0 1 1 14 0

Holden, L. 0 1 0 0 0

Wright, A 0 1 10 2 1

Latham, B 1 0 3 1 0

Ellis, M. 1 0 0 0 0

Howe, C. 2 1 1 0 2

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Total, 7 7 27 21 4

Beacon, 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-5

Harvard, 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0-7

Earned runs, Harvard 1.

Umpire: E. R. Hastings, '78.

The Nine will play a return game with the Beacons to-morrow on Holmes Field at 3 P. M.