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...baseball team will play its first game today with Boston College at 3 o'clock on Soldiers Field. The diamond, though a little soft, is in good condition and will furnish every opportunity for fast play. Captain Reid will not play on account of a sore leg and Milne will take his place as catcher. The pitching will be done by MacDonald, Kernan and possibly Stillman. Every man on the squad will be given a chance to play at some time during the game. The make-up of the two teams will be as follows: Harvard. Boston College. Loughlin...
...second, Fincke is still out of the game, owing to sickness. George's fielding would make him a very strong candidate, were it not for his weak throwing. His batting is promising. Keene is quicker and is improving but lacks experience and batting ability. Putnam's work in the field is by far the best, but his batting is erratic and all his playing shows a want of steadiness...
...interclass track games will be held on Holmes Field this afternoon beginning at 4 o'clock. The track is in first-class condition and good time should be made. As very few of last year's team are in College, the University will have to depend on the new men this year, and this afternoon's races will be the first chance for these latter to show what they can do. Some of the Freshmen have done promising work in the trials of the last week, and several of the old men are showing unexpected development...
...FIELD EVENTS...
...practice nines from the University baseball squad played a seven inning game on Soldier's Field yesterday. The game was very closely contested, Loughlin's team finally winning by a score of 8-6. Batting, the weakest point, has at last begun to show improvement and several doubles and a three-base hit were secured. The features of the game were the unusual number of successful bunts made and the base-stealing. The fielding at present is as good as can be expected and most of the men are steadily improving. The outdoor work has brought on several cases...