The freshman nine defeated the Worcester Polytechnic Institute freshman nine on Jarvis yesterday afternoon 24 to 11.

With few exceptions the game was a disgrace to both teams and particularly to the Harvard freshmen, who with all the practice they have had thus far, ought never to think of putting up such a game as that of yesterday. The heavy batting of the team was creditable, yet the weak pitchers whom the Worcester team put into the box were to a great extent responsible for this. The base running in most cases was due to the poor work of Technology's catcher, both in stopping the ball and in throwing to second. Many times the men ran heedlessly and with absolutely no good judgment. The fielding of the nine was simply unpardonable. Cassatt at short stop made his customary errors, together with a few good plays. His work shows so much carelessness that unless some marked improvement is made he can hardly hope to hold his place. He was not alone in this poor work, however, McAdams and Phelan were close to his record, but Phelan's work is partly excusable as it is his first game since his illness. Reed pitched well except in the seventh inning when three singles, a base on balls and four errors by Harvard netted Worcester five runs. The first inning was nearly as disgraceful, four errors, a base on balls, a passed ball and a single, bringing in three runs.

Harvard with five hits, in the fourth aided by wretched fielding, scored seven runs. The heavy batting and costly errors by Worcester added to the score each inning after the first. The home runs of Walker and Rogers and the three baggers by Drefus and Phelan were features of the game, as well as the work of Whittemore on third.

Below is the score:

HARVARD '95.

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

Cassatt s.s., 6 2 2 2 0 4 6 3

Dreyfus l.f., 7 2 3 5 0 1 0 0

Whittemore 3b., 6 3 3 3 0 3 4 1

McAdams c., 5 3 0 0 0 5 0 2

Phelan 2b., 6 4 3 5 0 1 1 3

Wadsworth c.f., 4 4 2 2 0 2 0 0

Rogers 1b., 6 3 3 6 0 11 1 0

Walker r.f., 6 2 3 6 0 0 0 0

Reed p., 6 1 3 3 0 0 5 1