The Boston leaguers had by no means the easy time with our nine that was expected, only beating by a score of 7 to 5. Their runs were all made during the first four innings, and were due, mostly, to a repetition by Harvard of its loose fielding in the Brown game. On the other hand, Harvard lined out nine good hits, and bunched them so as to earn four of her runs.

Bates was in the box for Harvard, and succeeded in pitching a very poor game for the first four innings. Four bases on balls, a couple of wild pitches, and six clean hits is a poor record for any game, even with professionals. On the other hand he struck out five of their stronger batters, and even Kelly himself. The rest of the team had their share in the poor playing, and made some inexcusable errors. When Highlands came in, in the fifth, Harvard took a brace, and played a much stronger game. The Bostons were unable to score again, and among the whole team could only get three plain singles.

Harvard's batting showed Mr. Winslow's and Mr. Smith's coaching, and averaged better than that of the Boston's them selves. With Boston's three pitchers to face, with all their different styles and speeds, only three men struck out. In the latter part of the game, too, the fielding was fairly good, and at times brilliant. As usual the base running was execrable, Hallowell and Cook being the only ones of the nine who appeared to know there was such a thing. The coaching to keep Cobb on third on his long hit to left field, was only one of many similar cases The team have shown for some time an indecision about their base-running, and even at times in their fielding, which will be very costly if indulged in during a Yale game. To be caught by such a well known trick as that when the base runner played off to let the man on third score is hardly creditable.

The Bostons came to the bat first and McCarthy started off with a base on balls, going to second on a wild pitch, Little Duffy sacrificed and advanced the runner to third. Kelly put the ball out in right field and took three bases, while McCarthy scored. Bates showed his head work here and struck out Lowe, while Tucker hit a long drive to Corbett and made the third out, with Kelly still on base.

Mason lead off for Harvard with a single to Lowe, which was thrown so wild as to let Mason to third. In trying to score on Hallowell's hit to Lowe Mason was thrown out at the plate. Hallowell stole second and immediately after stole third, showing his knowledge of the art to perfection. Frothingham was given his base on balls and then Hovey sacrificed to bring in Hallowell, Frothingham going to second. Cook struck out leaving Frothingham on base. In the second and third Harvard went out in one, two, three order.

For the Bostons in the second inning Stovey struck out. Quinn got his base on balls and Bennett did the same. Stivetts flied out to Frothingham. McCarthy got his base on balls and a wild pitch let him to second while Quinn scored, and Bennett took third only to score a minute later on Cook's error of Duffy's hit. McCarthy managed to score on the same play by daring base running. Kelly made the third out on a grounder from Frothingham to Dickinson.

Two more runs were added to Boston's score in the third inning. Lowe flied out to Trafford. Tucker followed with a two bagger and scored on Stovey's single to left field. The latter took second on the attempt to cut off Tucker, and a wild throw by Trafford to Mason let Stovey score. Quinn struck out and Bennett got his base on balls. Stivetts advanced him a base and here the two men were left, as McCarthy struck out.

The Boston's made their seventh and last run in the fourth. Duffy led off with a single out by Hovey and a wild pitch let him to second. Kelly struck out amid much laughter on all sides. Lowe hit a sharp one to Cook who threw wild, letting Duffy score and Lowe to second. An error by Dickinson let Lowe to third and Tucker to first. While Lowe tried to score on the latter play, and was being run out between the bases, Tucker went to third. Stovey went out for the third out on a grounder from Hovey to Dickinson. This ended the scoring for Boston and while Highlands pitched but two men got beyond first.

Harvard scored her second run in the fourth, earning it on two singles, and on a throw to put out. A three bagger and a passed ball scored a run in the fifth. Until the eighth Harvard failed to score again, although a man was left on second and third in the preceding inning, with just one man out.

Hovey started off with a single, but was put on second on Cook's hit to Howe. Cook stole second and Dickinson flied out to McCarthy. Trafford hit a long drive to right field for a home run, also bringing in Cook from second. Corbett made the third out. No one scored in the ninth, although Hallowell got a single only to be left at first.

The score:

BOSTON.

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

McCarthy, r. f., 4 2 1 1 2 1 0

Duffy, c. f., 5 1 2 2 1 0 0