The varsity baseball team opened its Ivy League season yesterday afternoon at Soldiers Field, and by losing to Cornell, 4 to 2, it immediately moved to the bottom of the league. Barry Turner pitched seven innings for the Crimson and although he gave up three earned runs it is entirely possible that the game was lost when his back was turned to the plate.

The infield committed a total of seven errors, distributed among the four positions. Only one of these errors contributed directly to the loss, but it is difficult to tell how Turner was affected when he frequently turned around just in time to watch the ball go through his backers.

Performances in the first inning indicated that the Crimson was not going to play the type of baseball which it had shown the two previous games. Johnny White, whose only error this season had come in the first game, let two balls go through him, the first and second of four for the afternoon.

Turner Remains Calm

Turner was not severaly affected by this brief interlude and after the intial run crossed the plate he steadied down. Assisted by a Huntington initiated double play, he pitched to only 11 men in the next three innings.

Cornell picked up another tally in the fifth on a pair of singles and a walk. Meanwhile, the Crimson had been scoreless, leaving seven men on base in the first seven innings.

The first local run was scored in the seventh frame when Henry Young walked, went to third on pinch hitter Robinson's double, and scored on a long fly to left field by Ed Foynes.

The Ithacans matched this with their third run, the result of a walk to the lead-off batter, a sacrifice and a single by Hugh McNeil.

In the eighth inning Cliff Crosby completed his perfect afternoon at the plate with a tremendous blast to left center field. Crosby, a fast man on the bases, was able to score before the ball got back to the infield.

Cornell got its only unearned run in the last of the eighth. Earl Corwith singled to right field and went to second when White's throw to Young for the double play pulled Young off the bag. He scored as McNeil singled, and drove in his second run of the afternoon.

The Crimson got seven hits and four walks, the same number as the winners. However, the Big Red played errorless ball and made two double plays. The winning pitcher, Winnick, struck out nine batters.

Dartmouth comes to Soldiers Field at 3 p.m. this afternoon, virgins in Ivy League competition. The Green has appeared quite strong in the non-league games, however, and boast a 5 to 3 victory over Boston University, the team that beat the Crimson, 7 to 6, on Tuesday