BASEBALL TEAM WON, 5 TO 2

The first baseball game with Cornell at Ithaca on Saturday resulted in a victory for the University team, by the score of 5 to 2. Harvard secured a lead of two runs in the first inning, increased it to four in the fourth by good hitting, and thereafter the game was never in doubt.

The batting was equal to the best that the Harvard nine has displayed this year, although the opposing pitcher was rather weak; nine hits were made off Howes during the first seven innings, and one off Caldwell. On the other hand Hicks, with his usual speed and curves, held the Cornell batters well in hand. Four hits, two of them triples, completed the total. Eight men struck out and only one reached first on balls. With the exception of MacLaughlin, whose eyes seemed to trouble him, the fielding of the University team was excellent. Simons made a beautiful one-hand stop of a high bounder, which was going over second, and threw to first, retiring the side in the third inning. He also accepted seven chances without an error. Aronson made a good running catch of Caldwell's line drive in the sixth inning close to the foul line.

Simons led at the bat for Harvard with a three-bagger and a single; and Aronson and Dana each hit safely twice. For Cornell Ebeling duplicated Simons's record at the bat. The fielding of the home team was on the whole only mediocre, and the playing was at times listless. Harvard played championship ball and the chances taken on the bases prevented the score from being larger.

The Game in Detail.

Howes proved easy from the very beginning. Lanigan singled to left, the ball being too swift for the third baseman to handle. Harvey sacrificed, and Currier received the first of his three bases on balls. Aronson hit one that was too hot for Matchneer, and Lanigan reached home from second. Currier made third and Aronson second on the throw in. MacLaughlin struck out, but Dana drove a liner to right, and Currier scored. Aronson was cut off at the plate on Ebeling's throw.

In the fourth inning MacLaughlin reached first on an error by the shortstop. Dana and Briggs flied out, but Simons made a long three base hit to centre field, and came home for the second run of the inning on Hicks's hit to right. Cornell made its first run in the same inning when Caldwell hit to the right field fence for three bases, and scored on Ebeling's grounder to first.

Harvey made Harvard's last run in the seventh. Lanigan reached first on an error but was caught at second. Harvey singled to right, stole second, and reached home on two passed balls. Cornell brought the run back, however, in the last half of the inning. Ebeling opened with a long three-bagger, and scored when MacLaughlin muffed Williams's drive. Matchneer struck out, and Judson was safe at first on a fielder's choice, which retired Williams at third. A hit by Howard was fielded to third by Aronson, and Lanigan threw to Simons, who put out Judson. Howard was then caught on Simons's throw to Briggs.

Hicks Gave Only One Pass.

In the ninth with one out, Cornell made an unavailing rally. Ebeling singled and made second on a wild pitch. The next man fouled out, but Lally, batting for Matchneer, received Hicks's only pass. Rutherford, batting for Judson, struck out, and the game was over.

Harvard had several other good chances to score. In the third inning Harvey reached third base on Aronson's hit, after stealing second, but was later thrown out at the plate. In the fifth Currier was passed, stole second and third, but was left there. With one out in the sixth, Briggs beat a bunt and went, to second on a single by Simons. Hicks hit sharply to Magner, who quickly started a double play. Dana singled in the eighth inning, but was left at second.

The summary follows:

HARVARD.  a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e.Lanigan, 3b.  5  1  1  1  3  0Harvey, c.f.  2  1  1  1  0  0Currier, c.  1  1  0  10  0  0Aronson, r.f.  4  0  2  1  1  0MacLaughlin, 2b.  4  1  0  0  2  2Dana, l.f.  4  0  2  0  0  0Briggs, 1b.  4  0  1  11  0  0Simons, s.s.  4  1  2  3  4  0Hicks, p.  4  0  1  0  1  0Totals,  32  5  10  27  11  2CORNELL.  a.b.  r.  b.h.  p.o.  a.  e.Magner, s.s.  4  0  0  1  3  1Jones, 2b.  2  0  0  1  2  0Fulton, 2b.  2  0  0  2  1  0Caldwell, c.f., p.  4  1  1  1  0  0Ebeling, r.f.  4  1  2  2  1  0Williams, c.  4  0  0  3  2  0Matchneer, 1b.  3  0  0  11  2  1Judson, l.f.  3  0  0  0  0  0Howard, 3b.  3  0  1  3  2  0Howes, p.  2  0  0  1  4  1Thompson, c.f.  1  0  0  2  0  0*Lally.  0  0  0  0  0  0**Rutherford.  1  0  0  0  0  0Totals,  33  2  4  27  17