Exeter held the University baseball team to a 3 to 0 score on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon, in a game that was loosely played by both sides. Harvard took a lead of two runs in the first inning and added one in the eighth.

Hicks pitched a good game, allowing but three hits, but his support was weak at several critical points in the game. Frye and Litchfield, in the box for Exeter, pitched good ball, and though they did not register many strike-outs, they were not hit freely.

Several fielding features kept the game from being dull. In the opening inning, after Wingate had reached first base on a dropped third strike, Fox hit a liner to McLaughlin, who got to the base in time for a double play. Exeter pulled off a double play in the third inning. With Lanigan on first, Babson hit a grounder to Frye, who played the ball to second for a force-out on Lanigan and Babson was caught at first on Hennesey's throw. Wingate's catch of a foul fly near the stands in the seventh, and Vaughn's diving catch of a short liner over second in the second were the bits of individual play that stood out.

In the first inning, after Exeter had been retired, Rogers reached first on Curtiss's error. He stole second, went to third on McLaughlin's bunt which Fox could not handle, and was caught at home in an attempt to work the hit and run game with Lanigan at the bat. McLaughlin went to second on the play and stole third, after which Lanigan stole second. McLaughlin scored on Babson's grounder, beating out Curtiss's throw to the plate. Lanigan tallied while Hicks was being thrown out at first by Wingate.

After this Harvard did not get a man past second again until the eighth inning. Then McLaughlin hit a grounder near first base, and Litchfield, who covered the bag, failed to hold the throw from Fox. McLaughlin stole second and on Babson's fly to Pratt he reached third. Hicks's Texas leaguer over second allowed him to score.

Exeter got a man around to third in the sixth inning with one out, but Hicks prevented a score by steady pitching. In the eighth Litchfield was given a base on balls and went to second on Wingate's liner near third base. Rogers's failure to throw the ball when it was sent to second to catch Wingate stealing, allowed Litchfield to reach third, but he was caught at the plate on a quick throw by Marshall. The decision of the umpire on this play was a questionable one.

The summary: HARVARD.   a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e. Rogers, c.f.  3  0  0  0  0  1 McLaughlin, 1b.  4  2  1  8  0  0 Lanigan, 3b.  4  1  1  1  1  0 Babson, l.f.  3  0  0  3  0  0 Hicks, p.  4  0  2  0  3  1 Minot, r.f.  4  0  0  0  0  0 Marshall, 2b.  3  0  0  2  3  0 Young, c.  3  0  0  12  0  1 Carr, s.s.  2  0  1  0  1  0 Totals,  30  3  5  26  8  3 EXETER.   a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e. Wingate, 3b.  4  0  2  1  2  0 Fox, 1b.  4  0  0  11  1  0 Frye, p., l.f.  4  0  1  1  2  0 Pratt, r.f.  3  0  0  2  0  0 Curtiss, s.s.  4  0  0  2  2  1 Way, c.  3  0  0  3  0  0 Vaughn, c.f.  2  0  0  1  0  0 Hennesey, 2b.  2  0  0  2  2  0 Walsh, l.f.  2  0  0  1  0  1 Litchfield, p.  0  0  0  0  1  1 +Tidgewell.  1  0  0  0  0  0 Totals,  29  0  3  24  10  3

Innings,  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Harvard,  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  x--3

Earned run--Harvard 1. Left on bases--Harvard 6, Exeter 6. Sacrifice hit--Babson. Stolen bases--Rogers 2, McLaughlin 2, Lanigan, Babson, Carr. Double plays--McLaughlin unassisted; Frye, Hennesey, and Fox. Bases on balls--By Hicks 2, by Litchfield 2. Struck out--By Hicks 12, by Litchfield 2. Hit by pitched ball--Way. Passed balls--Young 2. Umpire--Conroy. Time--1h., 40m.

*Hennesey out in third inning for bunting on third strike.

**Batted for Pratt in ninth inning.