HARVARD vs. AMHERST.

ON Tuesday last the Amherst Nine came to Cambridge to play the second game of the series with our Nine. As the Amherst men had defeated Brown in an up-hill game, making no less than five runs in the last innings, a close and exciting game was hoped for, if not expected.

In the first three innings no runs were made, Harvard showing her usual inability to get on to the pitcher until the men came to their second turn at the bat. In the fourth innings, however, after two men were out and a chance was given for the third, Harvard piled up four runs on three base hits by Ernst, Wright, and Latham. From this point on the only interest in the game was to see if Amherst would be whitewashed every inning; and this, from the weak way in which she was batting, seemed not at all improbable. The nearest approach to a run by Amherst was made when Plimpton struck a two-baser over the centre-field's head, and got his third on a wild pitch. Here, however, he stayed; the next two men being put out on flies to Ernst and Wright.

In the fourth inning Couch, the Amherst catcher, was struck on the back of his hand by the striker's bat, and had his thumb broken. This so demoralized the Amherst men that they refused at first to continue the game; but, after a little persuasion, they yielded, and the game went on. At the end of the ninth inning the score stood eleven to nothing in favor of Harvard.

On the Amherst side sharp fielding and accurate throwing were done by Lute at third base. For the Harvards, excellent playing was shown by Sawyer, Thatcher, Leeds, and Wright.

Ernst's pitching proved even more effective than usual, but two base hits being made off of him. At the bat, Leeds made a remarkable record. He went to the bat five times, and four times earned his base, making one three-base hit.

The full score is as follows:-

HARVARD.

R. IB. PO. A. E.

Leeds, S. 2 4 1 4 1

Tyng, M. 0 1 0 0 0

Thayer, C. 1 0 0 0 1

Ernst, P. 2 1 2 1 1

Dow, R. 1 1 0 0 0

Wright, A. 1 1 16 0 1

Latham, L. 2 1 0 0 1

Thatcher, H. 1 0 6 2 1

Sawyer, B. 1 1 2 5 0

-- -- -- -- --

Total, 11 10 27 12 6

AMHERST.

R. IB. PO. A. E.

Stanchfield, P. 0 0 2 1 5

Plimpton, A. 0 1 14 2 1

Couch, H. 0 0 4 2 4

Starkes, B. 0 0 3 1 1

Lute, C. 0 0 0 6 1

Newman, S. 0 0 1 3 2

Pratt, L. 0 0 3 0 1

Sibley, M. 0 0 0 0 0

Record, R. 0 1 0 0 1

-- -- -- -- --

Total, 0 2 27 15 16

Innings . 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Harvards 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 1 - 11

Amherst . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Earned runs, Harvards, 1.

Two-base hits, Plimpton.

Three-base hits, Leeds.

Total bases on hits, Harvards, 12; Amhersts, 3.

Left on bases, Harvards, 5; Amherst, 3.

First base on errors, Harvards, 9; Amhersts, 3.

Passed balls, Thatcher, 1; Couch, 2.

Wild pitches, Ernst, 1.

Time of game, 2 hours 7 minutes.

Umpire, Mr. E. P. Harrison, of Harvard '76.