Handicapped by rain and wet playing fields, the University nine made a discouraging start on its 1932 bid for the collegiate diamond crown.

In the first game scheduled, that with Pennsylvania, the Crimson team was the victim of adverse fortune, garnering an equal number of hits as their opponents but failing to send a single man across the plate and losing 2-0. The game scheduled with West Point had to be called off on account of rain.

The University team is strong in the field but seems to lack hitting power and the ability to bunch hits to advantage.

The game with Pennsylvania was marked by the paucity of hits, so that it became a pitching duel.

The summary: HARVARD   ab  r  h  po  a  e Mays, 2b.  3  0  0  1  0  1 Ware, c.f.  3  0  0  1  0  0 Wood, s.s.  4  0  0  2  0  0 Lupien, r.f.  3  0  0  2  0  0 MacCaffrey, l.f.  4  0  1  2  0  0 Sheldon, 1b.  2  0  0  3  0  1 Thacher, 3b.  3  0  0  0  0  0 Fincke, c.  3  0  0  12  0  1 Devens, p.  1  0  0  1  3  0 *Valenti  0  0  0  0  0  0   26  0  1  24  3  3 PENNSYLVANIA   ab  r  h  po  a  e Denison, s.s.  2  1  0  2  5  0 Hendler, l.f.  4  0  0  2  0  0 Kellett, 2b.  3  1  1  1  4  1 Graupner, r.f.  3  0  0  1  0  0 Mattens, 1b.  3  0  0  12  0  0 Hemeon, r.f.  3  0  0  1  0  0 Treretol, c.  3  0  0  8  0  0 Jones, 3b.  3  0  0  0  0  1 Powhida, p.  3  0  0  0  2  0   27  2  1  27  11  2 *Valenti batted for Ware in ninth inning.

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

Home runs-Kellett. Struck out-by Powhida 8, by Devens 10. Base on balls-off Powhida 5, off Devens 3.