The freshman nine played their first practice game yesterday afternoon and defeated the opponents, the Somerville boys by a score of 11 to 2 in a five innings game. Quite a large number of men assembled on Jarvis to see the game which was rather one-sided. At the close of the fifth inning the rain brought the game to a close. The game was tolerably well played by the freshmen who easily led their adversaries in fielding and batting. Wiestling pitched for three innings and was supported in fair form by Varick, Baker and Litchfield, who formed the freshman battery in the fourth and fifth inning. The work for the freshmen was all done by catcher, pitcher and first base, as the Somevilles rarely hit the ball, being puzzled by '87s delivery. The batting of '87 was good. but the pitching they had to face was not difficult, being rather slow. F. Coolidge and Wiestling led in batting.

SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.A.B. R. B. T.B. P.O. A. E.

Nickerson, 3b. 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Hitchcock, s. s. 1 0 0 0 0 1 3

Damon, 2b. 2 1 1 1 2 2 2

Burrows, 1b. 2 0 0 0 7 0 1

Bailey, c. 3 0 0 0 4 2 0

Wescott, p. 3 0 0 0 0 5 5

Stone, r. f. 2 0 1 1 0 0 0

Ayer, l. f. 2 1 1 1 1 1 2

Bean, c. f. 3 0 0 0 1 0 0

Totals. 19 2 3 3 15 11 16

HARVARD '87.AB. R. B. T.B. PO. A. E.