Freshman pitcher John Todd was tagged for seven runs in the eight inning Friday as the undefeated Yardlings lost to Harvard's junior varsity, 12-9.

The freshmen started out well enough, scoring in every one of the first five innings and leading 8-4, after five. Starting J.V. hurler Dave Fierke let four runs score in the first inning and another in the second before being relieved by Dave Aschaffenburg in the third. The freshmen runs in the the first two innings came on a homer by Bard Fenton and triples by Pete Varney and Bill Kelly.

Bill Meyers started the game for the freshmen and held the J.V. to two runs on three hits in the first three innings. Coach Steve Novich, following a season long practice, lifted Meyers in the third to give his other hurlers a chance to pitch. Vince Gibbons relieving Meyers, gave up three hits and allowed three runs in his three innings.

Todd, coming in in the seventh, had trouble with his control. A wild pitch, triples by Bill Cherry and Jon Perron, and three errors by the usually flawless freshman infield gave the game to the J.V. In the last of the ninth a Yardling rally died after only one run had scored, and the game ended with a 12-9 J.V. victory.

In regular season play the freshmen won 12 games and lost none. Two of the wins went to Todd. Junior Varsity   AB  R  BH Cherry 2b  3  3  1 Lochsley ss  3  3  2 Hurley cf  5  2  3 Perron rf  4  1  3 DeChellis If  4  1  1 Ballentine 3b  4  0  1 Kundrat 1b  5  1  1 Iannacone c  4  0  0 Fierke p  0  0  0 Aschaffenburg p  4  1  1

Freshmen Fenton rf  3  2  2 Cetrulo If  5  0  0 Kelly cf  4  2  3 DeMichele ss  4  3  1 Varney c  5  1  3 Bernhard 1b  4  0  0 Garcia 2b  4  0  2 Saba 3b  5  0  0 Meyers p  1  1  0 Gibson p  1  0  0 Todd p  1  0  0