PRACTICE BASEBALL MATCH

The University baseball team played an informal practice game of six innings with Bowdoin Saturday afternoon, winning by the score of 7 to 3. The Bowdoin team, on its vacation trip, had been invited to use Soldiers Field for the day, and the game was merely an incident in the practice of both teams. The University team had a great advantage as it was Bowdoin's first day of out-door practice. Errors were frequent and several times resulted in runs. In this respect the University team fared the worse, making four errors to Bowdoin's two. The batting was weak except in the fifth inning, when Simons and Currier doubled and Davis bunted safely, making Harvard's total of three hits.

The scoring began in the first inning. Haydock and MacLaughlin each drew a base on balls. Haydock stole second and third, and MacLaughlin stole second. Both scored when the catcher failed to hold the throw from first on Harvey's out. In the second, third, and fourth innings both sides went out in order. Simons opened the fifth with a hard drive to left centre for two bases. Lanigan filed out to centre field and Currier followed with another two-bagger, scoring Simons. Davis bunted safely, putting Currier on third. Haydock reached first on a fielder's choice that was too late to catch Currier at the plate. Davis and did not go beyond his powers. The book, though not productive of any unusual situations, was amusing and clever. As to the topical songs, the best was "It Pays to Advertise."

Lanigan's account of the Yale football game, though a difficult thing well done, is, we suggest, a little out of place in a musical play. Gardner and Loring should speak their songs. We wish that the part taken by Hutchinson could be lengthened; it is not often that the Hasty Pudding Club has a performer who not only makes up well as a girl, but has also the ability to suit acting to looks.

Aa Nimrod, King of Babylon, Wendell gave an amusing representation. His songs were well done and his acting excellent. The Cough Brothers, Hem and Haw, were presented by Butler and Middlemass. The latter, who had the longer part, has remarkable ability. Harrison had the tenor part; his acting was always smooth, and his fine voice was never heard to better advantage. As Googoo, "the detec-a-tive," Loring repeated his success of last year. Powel filled creditably the part of the scheming Grand Vizier. Roekler could not have been better in his representation of the perfect butler, and Schenck, Barton, Lanigan, Cate, and May showed that much can be made of a small part. Blagden as Ruth made a very pretty girl indeed; his singing was good; and his acting startlingly realistic. Gardner, in one of the most difficult parts of the show, deserves great credit for his portrayal of an unappreciated maiden.

In conclusion we mention as the best things in the play, "Egypt," the love-song by Harrison, "It Pays to Advertise," and the workmen's chorus at the opening of the second act.

The cast is as follows:

Nimrod, King of Babylon,  W. G. Wendell '09Hem, contractor and builder,  G. Butler '09Haw, contractor and builder,  R. M. Middlemass '09Joseph, son of Haw,  J. P. S. Harrison '09Googoo, a private detective,  A. P. Loring, Jr., '09Abdullah, Grand Vizier of Egypt,  H. W. H. Powel, Jr., '09Bung, a perfect man-servant,  W. G. Roelker, Jr., '09Habbadash, a prophet without honor,  F. Schenck '09Ho-Hum-Hoo, a slave,  H. B. Barton '09Cheest, a workman,  C. L. Lanigan '10Foreman at the works,  K. S. Cate '09Peleg, an architect,  G. deC. May '09Reuben, a secretary,  G. Lewis, Jr., '09Semiramis, Queen of Egypt,  R. H. Hutchinson '10Ruth, daughter of Hem,  F. M. Blagden '09Hester, an unappreciated maiden,  G. P. Gardner, Jr., '1