NINE DEFEATED BY BROWN

The University baseball team suffered another defeat Saturday, losing to Brown at Providence by the score of 3 to 1. Harvard threw the game away in the first inning on three errors, which gave Brown two runs, and was then unable to gain the lead. Brown's other run also resulted from an error. Hicks deserves great credit for his excellent pitching, which he maintained throughout the game in spite of the poor support accorded him. He allowed but three hits, the first of which came in the sixth inning, and gave only one base on balls. He had the Brown batters guessing at every stage of the contest, and in the ninth inning he made the best hit of the day, a long three-bagger between left and centre field. Harvard outbatted Brown, securing five hits off Nourse, who should have been batted much harder. Only one of the hits, however, helped produce a run. Brown played errorless ball, and Raymond's catching and throwing, and Regnier's catch of Kemble's liner were the features. In the first inning when Brown was at bat the Harvard infield went up in the air. With one down Dennie bunted to Hall, who received the ball on the ground, but threw over Hicks's head; as the latter was covering the bag. Dennie reached second, and Raymond then hit down the third base line. Leonard fielded cleanly, but threw wild to first, pulling Hall off the base. As the man attempted to run to second, Currier threw down Kemble was not in position to take a short throw, and the ball bounced to Simons, who made an excellent throw to Hall, but the latter dropped the ball, and another run came in. Hall then hid the ball and caught the man off base.

For the next five innings the Brown men went out in order; but at the beginning of the seventh Kemble, after fielding a grounder cleanly, threw over Hall's head, giving the runner second. The next man sacrificed, and although Hicks made it two out by striking out Budlong, Hennessy singled to right and brought in the third run.

Leonard opened the game well by a clean single, but was out trying to steal second. Harvey went out the same way after reaching first on balls. Lanigan then filed out. Hall began the third with a single, but was easily out trying to reach second. In the fourth with one out Harvey received a pass. Lanigan then singled to right and took second while Harvey made third on the throw in. When Aronson hit to the second baseman Harvey slid to the plate and was safe, while Aronson was also safe at first. Currier then went out, pitcher to first, and Carlisle running for Lanigan was caught between third and home on a double assist, thus ending Harvard's hopes for another run.

In the next inning Simons singled with no out, and was sacrificed by Hall. Kem. ble drove a liner between short and third that looked like a sure hit, but Regnier made a wonderful catch and doubled up Simons at second. Until the ninth not another man reached first base. Then Hicks made his three-base hit with no one out, but Leonard flied to third, Harvey fouled out, and Lanigan struch out, thus ending the game. The umpire called the third strike on a ball that appeared altogether too high, which was most unfortunate ror Harvard, as it took away the last chance. Several other decisions were questionable during the game.

The summary:HARVARD.

  a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e.Leonard, 3b.  4  0  1  0  0  1Harvey, c.f.  2  1  0  0  0  0Lanigan, l.f.  4  0  1  1  0  0Aronson, r.f.  3  0  0  1  0  0Currier, e.  3  0  0  9  1  0Simons, s.s.  3  0  1  1  1  0Hall, 1b.  2  0  1  8  0  2Kemble, 2b.  3  0  0  1  1  1Hicks, p.  3  0  1  2  5  0Totals  27  1  5  23  8  4BROWN.  a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e.McGurty, r.f.  4  0  0  3  0  0Dennie, c.f.  4  1  1  1  0  0Raymond, c.  3  2  0  9  4  0Regnier, s.s.  2  0  0  4  1  0Budlong, 2b.  3  0  0  1  0  0Hennessy, 3b.  2  0  1  2  4  0Buss, l.f.  3  0  0  0  0  0Minnerly, 1b.  3  0  1  6  2  0Nourse, p.  3  0  0  1  2  0Totals,  27  3  3  27  13