The University nine defeated Amherst yesterday in a close game by a score of 3 to 0.

Amherst was shut out by Clarkson's steady pitching. Clarkson allowed two hits, struck out 13 men, and was especially effective when Amherst had men on bases. In the field the team was steady, but the batting showed no improvement. The game emphasized the team's most serious fault. The men lacked aggressiveness at the bat and were content to let one or two strikes pass before offering at the ball; this attitude resulting in nine strike-outs. Fortunately four of the six hits made were timely and enabled Harvard to make three runs against a clean fielding team.

In the practice before the game Devens wrenched his knee and was replaced by Wood. Devens will probably be unable to play again this season, as his knee is very weak. Kernan did not hold Clarkson well and threw wild to first base on Raftery's third strike in the sixth inning, thus making the only error for Harvard. His batting showed little improvement. Randall did not cover his base properly, dropping thrown balls from Clarkson while trying to put out base-runners. At the bat he made on hit and struck out twice. Coolidge and Skilton failed to make hits, and Wood struck out all three times that he came up. Wendell and Carr played steadily in the field and Carr alone of the whole team showed fight at the bat.

The scoring was done in the fourth and eighth innings. With two men out in the fourth, Randall made a two-base hit into left field, was advanced to third on a hit by Carr, and came home on an error by Kelliher in trying to put Carr out at second. Kernan opened the eighth inning by a hit, but was put out at second on a drive from Coolidge into centre field. Wendell then followed with a hit, advancing Coolidge to second, and both scored on a three-base hit by Stillman to deep right field.

The summary: HARVARD.   a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e. Coolidge, s.s.  3  1  0  3  0  0 Wendell, l.f.  3  1  1  3  0  0 Clarkson, p.  4  0  0  1  1  0 Stillman, c.f.  4  0  1  1  0  0 Randall, 1b.  3  1  1  6  0  0 Carr, 3b.  2  0  2  1  1  0 Wood, r.f.  3  0  0  0  0  0 Skilton, 2b.  3  0  0  0  2  0 Kernan, c.  3  0  1  12  1  1 Totals,  28  3  6  27  5  1 AMHERST.   a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e. Chase, 3b.  2  0  0  0  1  0 Biram, r.f.  2  0  0  2  0  0 Shay, c.f.  3  0  0  3  1  0 Kelliher, 2b.  4  0  0  1  1  1 Raftery, l.f.  3  0  0  0  0  0 Phillips, l.f.  1  0  1  0  0  0 Sturgis, s.s.  3  0  1  2  2  0 Roe, c.  4  0  0  10  0  0 Favour, 1b.  2  0  0  6  0  0 Kane, p.  3  0  0  0  1  0 Totals,  27  0  2  24  6  1

Score by innings:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Harvard,  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2  x--3 Amherst,  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0--0

Earned runs -- Harvard 2. Three-base hit -- Stillman. Two-base hit--Randall. Sacrifice hits--Wendell, Favour, Biram. Bases on balls--By Clarkson: Chase 2, Shay, Sturgis; by Kane: Coolidge, Randall. Hit by pitched ball--Carr, Biram. Struck out--By Clarkson: Chase 2, Biram 2, Kelliher 2, Favour 2, Kane 2, Raftery, Sturgis, Roe; by Kane: Wood 3, Randall 2, Stillman 2, Clarkson, Wendell. Time--2h. 15m. Umpire--Murray.