Base-Ball.

The heavy clouds of yesterday afternoon served to frighten away all but a mere handful of spectators from the second game between the Beacons and the 'Varsity nine. Those who braved the chances of catching a wetting wished that they had staid at home, for the game, after dragging along through nine tedious innings, resulted in a defeat for the home team.

Harvard went first to the bat, and found that Bingham's delivery was to be faced, since he had been leaned to the visitors in the absence of Richard son. The only special feature of this innings was Willard's treacherous drive to right for a home run. For the visitors this inning, as well as the next three, proved to be unfruitful, only two men reaching bases in the entire four innings. In the second the crimson showed a net earnings amounting to two runs, accruing from a single by Boyden, and a vicious four-bagger to left field by Choate. Harvard now seemed contented with things, and very courteously refrained from scoring during the next four innings, though hits were scattered here and there, like raisins in a bun.

But now the Beacons began to settle down, with the intention of making up their 13 to 5 defeat of May last. Allen's hit for three bags, in the fifth, was followed by a passed ball, which gave one run. Then the sixth resulted in a gain of three more runs for the Beacons, on an error, a single and Richardson's clean home run. The eighth added two runs more, of which one was contributed by Richardson, who duplicated his former feat by driving to long right field for a second home run.

Harvard now awoke to a sense of the situation, and by judiciously combining three singles with Choate's three-bagger, brought in two runs in the seventh to which the sixth and last run was added in the eighth inning on a hit, a steal, and a fly dropped by the outfield.

The situation at the opening of the ninth was interesting. It was a clear case of six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. Harvard attempted to score and failed, though Foster made a hit. The efforts of the Beacons were more successful, and a wild throw, followed by two hits brought in the winning runs with no one out.

The game on the whole, was tedious, and the only redeeming features were the occasional streaks of heavy batting, and the brilliant work of Wiestling. The regular umpire was relieved by the change umpire at the end of the fifth inning, and it is safe to say that both gave general and complete satisfaction. The score:

HARVARDS.

A.B. R. 1.B. T.B. P.O. A. E.

Wiestling, s. s. 5 0 1 1 1 7 1

Foster, 3b. 4 0 2 2 1 0 2

Willard, 1b. 5 1 1 4 11 1 0

Henshaw, r. f. 4 0 1 2 0 0 0

Boyden, p. 4 1 1 1 1 9 1

Linn, l. f. 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

Mumford, 2b. 4 0 1 1 1 1 1

Choate, c. 4 2 2 7 7 1 1

Hallowell, c. f. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

Bingham, c. f. 3 1 1 1 1 0 0

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Total 37 6 11 20 24* 19 6

BEACONS.

A.B. R. 1.B. T.B. P.O. A. E.

Frederick, 3b. 5 1 1 1 4 2 0

Knowlton, c. 4 2 1 1 7 2 0

Merril, 1b. 4 0 1 2 6 0 0

Hall, l. f. 4 0 0 0 2 1 0

Richardson, p. 3 2 2 8 1 1 3

Bingham, p. 1 0 0 0 1 4 0

McAloon, s. s. 4 0 0 0 0 1 0

Ayer, c. f. 4 0 0 2 3 0 1

Allen, 2b. 4 2 2 3 1 1 1

Smith, r. f. 3 1 1 1 2 0 0

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Total 36 8 8 18 27 12 5

Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Beacons 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 2-8

Harvards 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0-6

Earned runs - Beacons, 4; Harvard, 4. Two-base hits - Henshaw, Merrill, Ayer. Three-base hits - Allen, Choate. Home runs - Willard, Choate, Richardson (2). Struck out - by Bingham, 3 by Boyden, 7. Bases on balls - by Boyden, 1; by Richardson, 2. Passed balls - Choate, 2; Knowlton, 1. Left on bases - Beacons, 4; Harvard, 6. Stolen bases - Beacons, 3; Harvard, 3. Time - 2h. 5m. Umpires - Mr. Potter, '87; Mr. Fisk, '86.