Harvard defeated Holy Cross on Saturday at Worcester, by a score of 17 to 5. The game though rather confused, was very interesting, as Mason caught Highlands five innings, and caught Bates the other four. The game was a great one for batting. Harvard had no trouble with Stafford, a man who has been puzzling all the teams he has pitched to, as yet. They got seventeen hits, one of them a two, and one a three-bagger. Only two Harvard men struck out in the whole game.

Highlands started in and pitched five innings. He struck out six men, and had only two hits made against him. Mason's catching was very creditable throughout the whole game. Although it was only his second time at catching this year, he seemed perfectly able to hold Highlands, and in addition was very sure in throwing to bases. His two errors were costly, but considering his small amount of practice may be excused. Bates went into the box at the sixth inning, and pitched rather a slow game, not nearly such an effective one as against Dartmouth. He gave three bases on balls, struck out only two men, and made three wild pitches. Paine played in left field, but had very little to do. Highlands went out to left when Bates came in, and kept up the batting average.

The battery for Holy Cross was Stafford and Leahy. Stafford was freely hit all through the game. His pitching consisted almost entirely of high balls, but this was no puzzle to Harvard.

Holy Cross was first at the bat. O'Neil got a run on a base on balls, a steal and a wild pitch. Stafford got a run in the fourth on a missed third strike, a base on balls to Lowney, a steal and a sacrifice. In the sixth, Harvard was confused, and let in three runs on errors, bases on balls, wild pitches, etc. Two more were added in the next inning, by a couple of bases on balls, and a timely single to left field.

Harvard's runs were about equally divided between earned runs and runs on errors. Her hits were fairly well bunched and were almost entirely on the ground.

The game was an excellent one for Harvard, in view of next Saturday's game with Princeton, since the Holy Cross men had a number of yells which they kept going the greater part of the time. In spite of the cheering, Highlands kept as cool as could be, and in fact, the whole team did not seem in the least troubled. This is fortunate, since it is some time since the men have been treated to the deafening Princeton cheers.

The score was as follows:

HARVARD.

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

Cook 3b., 4 3 3 3 0 3 1 2

Mason c., 5 2 4 5 0 8 2 2

Hallowell c.f., 5 1 3 5 0 2 0 0

Frothingham 2b, 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 1

Hovey ss., 4 3 1 3 0 5 2 0

Dickinson 1b., 5 0 1 1 0 6 2 0