Harvard Beats Worcester

The drizzling rain Saturday afternoon made the prospect of good ball playing anything but good. Yet the game with Worcester was decidedly the best this year, and gives much encouragement for the future. Bates put up a magnificent game, striking out sixteen men and holding the Worcesters well on bases. The fielding of our men, what little they had to do, was errorless, except for one fumble of Dean's. Worcester fielded well also. Harvard outbatted her opponents and earned two of her three runs. The base running of our nine was not as usual. In the first inning with no one out Dean ran from second to third on a passed ball and tried to make home. It was perfectly evident to all the spectators that he must be caught, and either he was very badly coached or very foolhardy. In the second inning the Worcester pitcher threw very wild to first in an effort to catch Cook napping and Cook had plenty of time to run around the bases. He came home in a jog, only to be called out for not touching third.

Mason was tried at centre field and Alward at right. The former had no chance in the field, but made a hit and a sacrifice. Alward also made a hit and accepted his only chance in the field.

In the first inning Lynch led off for the Worcesters with a three bagger. Bird followed with a base hit which brought in Lynch. Half of the Worcesters' hitting for the game was done. O'Brien was given his base on balls, and Bird thus forced to second where Bates and Hovey shortly afterwards caught him. Meanwhile Murphy struck out and then Moore followed suit. For Harvard Dean made a two bagger and was caught trying to come home on a passed ball. Mason went out on a hit to infield. Trafford and Hovey made hits, but Alward's slow grounder to first prevented them from being of any use.

In the second inning Bates struck out the Worcester men in one, two, three order. For Harvard, after two men were out, Cook got a base on balls and came home on Tabor's wild throw, but was called out for missing third base.

In the third Tabor was the sixth Worcester man in succession to strike out. Lynch flied out and Bird knocked a grounder to first. For Harvard Dean managed to reach third on a dead ball, a steal, and Mason's sacrifice, but failed to get home.

In the fourth O'Brien got a base on balls but was caught at second by a pretty throw of Cobb's. No one else for either side reached first.

In the fifth Tabor knocked a hot grounder to Hovey, who fielded it beautifully, touched out McGrath who had reached first on a dead ball and was now trying to make second, and threw the ball to first in time to retire Tabor, It was a very pretty play. For Harvard Cobb made a hit, stole second, took third on Cook's timely sacrifice, and came home on a hit by Bates. This was the first run for Harvard. Bates was caught napping at second and Dean struck out.

In the sixth the Worcesters went out rapidly, but Harvard made another run. Mason hit safely to centre, stole second, took third on Trafford's sacrifice fly to left field, and same home on Alward's hit to right. Hovey fouled out and Dickinson hit a grounder to first.

In the seventh both sides went out in one, two, three order.

In the eighth the Worcesters made a run and tied the score. McGrath knocked a grounder to Dean, who fumbled. Bates tried to catch him on first but threw wild and he took third. Then Tabor's two bagger brought him in. Lynch followed with a single and stole second. With two men on bases Bird struck out. O'Brien struck out and Cobb threw the ball quickly to Dean, who retired Lynch. No one was more surprised than the Worcester man.

In the ninth each side sent only three men to the bat, and this was the case in the tenth also.

In the eleventh the Worcesters went out in one, two, three order still again.

For Harvard Dean knocked to second base and Moore fumbled. Dean stole second and took third on a passed ball. Mason flied out and Hovey was out on a foul. Trafford hit a hard ball to Moore, who again fumbled badly. Mean while Dean came home and the game was ended.

Following is the score:

HARVARD.

a.b. r. b.h. t.b. s.h. p.o. a. e.

Dean, 2b., 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 1

Mason, c.f., 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

Hovey, s.s., 5 0 1 1 0 6 2 0

Trafford, 1b., 5 0 1 1 1 5 0 0

Alward, r.f., 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0

Dickinson, l.f., 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cobb, c., 4 1 1 1 0 15 4 0

Cook, 3b., 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0

Bates, p., 4 0 1 1 0 19 1

Totals, 38 3 7 8 3 33 26 2

WORCESTER.

a.b. r. b.h. t.b. s.h. p.o. a. e.

Lynch, c.f., 4 1 2 4 0 2 0 0

Bird, c., 5 0 1 1 0 4 4 0

O'Brien, 1b., 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0

Murphy, r.f., 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Moore, 2b., 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 2

Parks, 3b., 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1

Lezott, l.f., 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

McGrath, s.s., 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0

Tabor, p., 3 0 1 2 0 2 3 1

Totals, 33 2 4 7 0 31*14 4

*Cook out for not touching third base. Winning run made with two men out.

Innings, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Harvard, 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-3

Worcester, 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-2

Earned runs, Harvard 2, Worcester 1. Two base hits, Dean, Tabor. Three base hit, Lynch. First base on balls, Cook, O'Brien (3), Parks. First base on errors, Harvard 2, Worcester 1. Struck out, Dean, Bates, Bird (3), O'Brien, Murphy (4), Moore, Parks, Lezott (3), McGrath (2), Tabor. Stolen bases, Dean (3), Mason, Alward Cobb, Lynch, Parks. Passed balls, Bird (2). Wild Pitch, Bates. Double plays, Hovey and Trafford, Cobb and Dean. Left on bases, Harvard, 5, Worcester 4. Time, 2 h. 10 m. Umpires, Henshaw, L. S., Clarkson, Boston.