The freshmen defeated the Hopkinson nine on Jarvis yesterday afternoon by a score of 7 to 3.

The game was not an interesting one or worthy of special commendation. While Ninety-five shut out their opponents from the first to the eighth inning there was throughout a certain amount of carelessness about the play which made it appear as if the men were not thoroughly interested in their work. It was enough for them that they were ahead, and so they did not play their best or make very strenuous efforts to increase their lead. A slightly stonger batting team than Hopkinsons would have won the game. One of the first things that the team will have to learn is that every game, no matter how weak the opposing team, demands their strongest play. To play by spurts will never accomplish much, while it weakens the work of the nine as a whole and developes laziness. It is too early to expect the team play to be what it ought to be later on, but there ought to be daily improvement in this, as well as in batting, in which the team is not at all strong. The class of Ninety-five has good material but it needs pushing, while on the present captain's shoulders will rest the responsibility of moulding it into proper form, - and this he can do if he will make the best use of his opportunities and capabilities.

Following is the score of the game:

HARVARD '95.

A.B. R. B.H. T.B. P.O. A. E.

Dreyfus 2b., 4 2 1 1 2 4 0

Rogers 1b., 4 1 1 1 15 0 0

Bigelow r.f., 4 1 1 1 1 0 0

Wadsworth l.f., 4 1 1 1 1 0 0

Stevenson c.f., 4 0 0 0 0 0 1

Cassatt s.s, 3 0 0 0 0 2 1

Walker c., 4 0 1 2 8 4 0

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

Webb p., 3 1 0 0 0 6 0

Reed p., 1 0 0 0 0 5 0

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

Totals, 35 7 5 6 27 22 4

HOPKINSONS.

A.B. R. B.H. T.B. P.O. A. E.

Doyle s.s., 3 0 0 0 0 3 4

Fairchild c., 4 2 1 3 9 1 0

Paul p., 4 0 1 1 1 9 1

F. Stevenson 3b., 4 0 0 0 2 4 0

B. Stevenson 3b., 4 0 0 0 0 1 3

C. Paine l.f., 3 0 0 0 2 0 0

Russell 1b., 4 1 1 3 13 0 0

Clarke c.f, 4 0 1 1 0 0 0

G. Paine r.f., 4 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

Total, 34 3 4 7 27 18 9

Innings, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Harvard '95 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0-7

Hopkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-3

Earned runs, Harvard, 0; Hopkinson, 1. Two base hits, Harvard, 0; Hopkinson, 0. Three base hits, Harvard, 0; Hopkinson, 2; Home runs, Harvard, 0; Hopkinson, 0. First base on balls, Harvard, 0; Hopkinson, 0. First base on errors, Harvard, 7; Hopkinson, 4. Struck out, Webb, 3; Doyle, C, Paine, Rogers, 2, Fairchild, F. Stevenson, B. Stevenson, Russell, Clarke, G. Paine, Dreyfus, Bigelow, Stevenson, Manning. Stolen bases, Harvard, 5: Hopkinson, 6. Passed balls, 0. Wild pitches, Paul, 2. Hit by pitched ball, Doyle, Cassatt, C. Paine. Out on bases, Doyle, Walker. Left on bases, Harvard, 5; Hopkinson, 6. Time, 1 hour, 45 minutes. Umpire, J. K. Whittemore.