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thority of a truth loving Senior, who was on the bleachers and who would count nothing sure as long as Bradley was after the ball, that it did reach the ground on the other side of the rope, half way between center and the left. It was one of the longest hits of the Field and even before Bradley could field the ball, two runs were in. The common belief is that the bali never was fielded. It was then that the delirium of ten minutes ago was repeated all over again, but this time with even more joyous satisfaction. The game was safely won. It is unnecessary to say that he nine had no walking to do right away. They were carried all over the diamond by the happiest and most excited crowd the old field had ever seen. THE HARD HITTING. These are only the climaxes of a game full of excitement and brilliant work, and not unmarred by costly er- rors. The story of the game tells this plainly. Both sides hit the ball like veterans. Yale, who has for the first time in some seasons, a team of heavy batsmen, attacked Wilson’s curves so fiercely in the first that the Princeton captain retired to the side lines before the inning was finished. Yale then had four hits, with a home run and two bagger among them, and finished the inning with the score in her favor by a margin of three runs. She did lots of good batting after that, but Jayne’s work was very steady, and his fielding with the exception of the wild throw to second, excellent. Greenway of Yale plainly showed the lack of practice because of his ill- ness this Spring, and weakened per- septibly in the eighth and ninth, giving one base on balls with the bases full. He never lost heart, however, and ral- lied splendidly at the finish. Murphy at backstop, gave the steadiness to the team which is always counted on from his presence, and caught an excellent game despite only a week’s practice. His throws to second, with one notable exception, were too low, his arm being still weak from his foot ball injury last Fall. Despite the generally excellent work of nearly all the Yale team, most un- - expected errors were made, Letton Camp, Finke, Keator and Farnham each making an unusual break in handling the ball. Wallace just missed a fine catch in right field, of a hit which seemed at the time to settle the game in Princeton’s favor. Hazen played faultlessly and brilliantly. The fielding can, be improved, but Captain Keator has his men full of hard, hot base ball, and that is the best thing to say. Bradley is an unusual player, and his work for Princeton was the finest of all the men on the two nines. He gathered in hits from Farnham and Keator that looked like home runs, batted fiercely and stole bases like a cat. Kafer made an unexceptionable record for the visitors at back stop. All the Princeton men fought a desper- ate up-hill game, and turned an ad- verse score into almost sure victory, AN UNPRECEDENTED CROWD. By no means a subordinate feature of the game was the enormous crowd. which far surpassed the ordinary at- tendance in corresponding games of previous years. It was estimated at 6,000, and in enthusiasm and general interest in the proceedings of the game it showed its superiority in quality as well as in quantity. The cheering from the two bleachers, on either side of the grand stand was organized by a corps of leaders who arranged that both crowds should cheer together, produc- ing a tremendous effect in the ‘long cheer.” It was in general. a fairly disposed crowd also, being willing to recognize fully any good plays, show- ing no improper desire to exult over errors. The sensation of the afternoon com- menced with the very first batsman. Bradley, for Princeton, first stepped to the plate. His hit between Farnham and Keator was good for three bases, and he scored later on. Yale scored four runs in her half, on a two-base hit by Keator, a home run by Letton and singles by Fincke, Greenway and Haz- en. Wilson started the game in the box for Princeton, but gave place to Jayne before the end of this inning. Yale add- ed another run in the second and two more in the fifth inning. Now Green- way began to show signs of weakening and Princeton hit pretty freely. By the aid of a base on balls, two singles and a two-bagger three runs were added to their score in the fifth inning, and the total then stood: Yale 7, Princeton 4. took the bat. YALE ALUMNI It still looked safe for Yale. ‘There were only four more innings, and just so many runs were needed to lose the game for her. But, in the next in- ning, Princeton scored again, on an error of Letton’s and a base hit by Bradley. Yale sent only three men to the bat. The Tigers were fielding fault- lessly and seemed to be batting better every inning. Two errors and a base hit gave them another run in the sev- enth, and still Yale failed to increase her score. The balance was still on her side by a margin of one run, but every inning made the hearts of her support- ers beat more wildly and they were pre- pared to anticipate the worst. Prince- ton was growing stronger both at the bat and in the field, and Greenway seemed to be losing his speed and con- trol of the ball. PRINCETON TIES THE SCORE. Princeton succeeded in tieing the score in the eighth inning by two hits and an error by Keator, and still Yale was unable to score in her half. It looked at one time, however, as if she would again take the lead. Captain Keator took the bat and, with the de- termination of a despairing general, _ pounded the ball far out into right cen- ter tield. Bradley started for it the minute the ball left the bat. It was a hot race between the man and the ball, and as he turned just in time to reach the sphere and prevent what looked like a sure home run, Yale’s hopes again sank. : In the ninth inning the Tigers in- creased their score from seven to nine, and stood two runs ahead. Greenway allowed one hit and three bases on balls, and Wallace muffed a long fly to right field before three men were retired. For Yale, the crucial moment of the day had now arrived. The crowds realized this, too, and the cheers from the bleachers grew deafening. Every batter, as he walked to the plate, heard his name yelled again and again from the throats of thousands of supporters. Letton and Greenway both went out on hits to Hillebrand. Fincke next faced Jayne and all Yale’s hopes resided in him. He was careful, and allowed four bad balls to pass him. Camp next One—two strikes, : and Fincke was still on first base, and two men, were out. crowd had already thought the gamie over and begun to move toward the gate. But it is well to wait. The next time the Freshman swung his bat, the ball sailed off over Butler’s head, deep into left center field. It was too low and too far for either Haston or Bradley to get under, and Camp circled the bases, crossing the plate behind Fincke and tieing the score. THE CROWD TAKES POSSESSION, | The scene that took place on the field during that play baffles descrip- tion. As the crowd realized what had happened it rose in a mass on the bleachers. First, a few ran out; then more, and finally, as Camp neared third base, and there was no doubt as to what he would do, half Yale College rushed to the base lines and encouraged him to ‘go home!’’ As he crossed the plate he was caught in the arms of the crowd and carried triumphantly past the grand stand to his seat on the play- er’s bench. Fully ten minutes elapsed before the field was cleared and the crowd quiet. The score was 9 to 9, and both teams went into the tenth inning with genuine fight in their eyes. Yale’s stock was still up and, after Kelley had made a safe hit to left, both he and Smith were put out by a pretty double play, on the latter’s grounder, by Fincke, Hazen and Letton. The play brought forth much enthusiasm from the audience, for the bases were now clear and two men were out. Fincke settled the matter for Princeton by catching Butler’s high foul, and it was Yale’s turn at the bat. It would be thought that enough sen-~ sational batting had entered the game for one day, but it was not over yet. Hazen hit safely, Murphy struck out, Keator reached first on a grounder to Kelley, too hot for him to handle, and Hazen was advanced to second. Letton came to the bat. A good single would win the game and it need not: be a very long hit, either. It was a long one, however—the longest of the game, and one of the longest on the Field. Whether the ball was ever fielded, no one ever noticed. The important thing to notice was that Hazen, Keator and Letton all crossed the plate first: This hit was properly a home run, but. <s only. scored as a single, for the game was over aS soon as the winning run was made, and the score is counted as 10 to 9, instead of 12 to 9. No small part of the WEEKLY The score: Princeton. 20:5 f-80<-D.0.4 8... Bradley, cf. ........ — egg HO AUB StOWMS AT, ees iacs 5 0 2 2 0 ° BEB IOP OB. NA 5 1 1 6 0 0 BOUGCY. 1D. ..s5 creck. $-23 - Sie | ERS § 1 BMmith- 2h..> 35 Se 6 1 1 4 5 0 Altria OT. 4 0 3 GC 1 0 PULIOE ASS... oes s,s 5 1 0 1 2 2 Hillebrand, Biss ans 4 0 0 1 5 0 VAIS Tooth oa ake 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jayne, SS ae D 1 sf 1 1 1 TOtAle nits cs 7 )-- 12 Se * 35 4 *Winning run made with two out. Yale S20 205 DO. A. 2 AS SE, eee y Soe & ) Fane Se | Paes | pa he Se ees 6 eee 6 0 1 0 1 0 BIOTLORT Biss ak. oh aes 6 1 3.2138 0 1 Greenway, )........ 5 1 4 0 2 0 PAT OKO. Sih. ois oan boe's Soha 1 3 eee STS ae es a, as vcs 5 2 2 4 3 2 BA ALOACO “945.6 ounce Bags aas & Steere Ree | PEW OT 1200. soba v eee ss Sea ge : Bois Dek MPO Ve Oo oh sas oes S234 ge Wetels os ies 44.10 14°-905.16 °° 7 The Score by Innings. Seg 41002000 2 1-10 erenceton:;...c. 37 0 20 8 Tee 9 The Summary:—Earned runs, Yale 6, Princeton 8; three-base hits, Bradley, Easton; two-base_ hits, Keator, Camp, Bradley, Altman, Hazen; home runs, Let- ton and Camp; stolen bases, Yale 3, Princeton 6; double plays, Fincke, Hazen to Letton, Butler, Smith to Kelley; bases on balls, by Jayne 3, by Greenway,6; hit by vitcher, Keator; struck out, by Greenway 5, by Jayne 5; passed balls, Murphy 1; time of game, 2:50; umpire, O’Rourke; attendance, 6,000. . ‘News” Comment. In commenting on the outcome of the Yale-Princeton game, the Yale News said editorially: _‘Camp’s © hit,’ should go down in Yale annals as fam- ous as Thorne’s run in. ’9 or Phil Allen’s leap from the shell in the race with the Atalantas. Camp saved the game for Yale, and Letton won it. The whole thing reads like the purest fiction, and it is hard to believe that any such combination of circumstan- ces actually took place, but they did, and all Yale can feel triumphant, “In this very exultation, however, there lies the highest compliment to the Princeton team. For if we feel so proud over beating them it shows that we know how good they were and realize their magnificent up-hill fight made from the very first inning. We have no feeling of over-confidence for the rest of the series, but however they may turn out, this first Princeton game of 1897 should and will be remembered in long years to. come.” —___++>___—- Ninety-nine .Wins Class Series. he final game in the interclass base ball series was played at the Field, Wednesday,. June 2, between the Seniors and Sophomores and was won by the latter by a score of 14 to 5. The Sopho- mores were a much better organized team and excelled chiefly in batting. Stewart caught four difficult flies in centerfield and Davis played well at second base for the Sophomores, while Boardman’s second base work and Bass’ batting were the best features of the Seniors play. The score: Yale, ’97. BS ye te pe Ba Ae Carey Gls ores ahaa S 1 1 2 «j 2 Hoffman; :3bi 55%... Aig: Aee h src: EA od TeOwise Tis i is osseies 5 4 iF 1 0 0 Bley 28 eye k Pane peer a ree pene ee ee ee Gerhard, . Ds cases eee 0 0 3 pata Hemenway, C. ..... eee ik PS Be 0 Sir roy et soa Sree Pe Be Se ee Boardman, 2b. ..... fo DED hsb 8 Lapham, 88. . +. 2.435 45556 Qh be oe DOTS <5.0d bea 5 tree's BUD Ge ID i 1 Yale, ’99. “AG © hides grarat’ § Cree: OC paca: : ran =e ACHInN: USS. S4Ni 455 a8 SiO SineSt> Te. wee Gnauncey, Pp. esas Gi. 2 2 AOS See Hecker, Ci iss cist Diecubchi ae oO yoo ase DAVIS, 420 c5 06304 bees BS ett ep eee grip Fs"; Daipe B ¢ Vemmenrpeae apis ae Bo aac ek oe ee STewWart, Clesssass ss Bed 7 A ee es Montague, rf. ...... 3 1 2 Roe. | Beate | Burrei, -Sv. ee cieees eho ES lel Ree. Os abreast INDY OCA hates eee i leek fae See ge Squire, rf. .......00: Ba 1e® ore 8 PORBIE ccs scapes a: ie oe Ht eb Summary: Earned run—’99 1. Two-base hits—Bass, Davis and Burrell. Three- base hit—Davis. Bases on balls—off Ger- hard 1, off Chauncey 5. Struck out—by Chauncey 4. Passed balls—by Hemenway 2, by Hecker 1. Stolen bases—’97, 3, ’99, 6. Double plays—Lapham, Boardman and Bass, Davis and Field. Umpire—J. W. Wear, 799. Time—one hour 35 minutes. 1900 TWICE DEFEATED. Second Game Won by the Tiger® Lawrenceville Game. The Yale Freshmen were defeated in their closing game with the Princeton Freshmen at Princeton, on Saturday. June 5, by a score of 11 to 10. Both nines batted freely, but the fielding of FPrince- ton was far supericr. Yale had the game well in hand until the eighth inning, when a series of costly errors gave Princeton five runs. In the ninth inning with three men on bases and two out, Dunn was sent to the bat in place of Clark. He made a clean three-base hit, bringing i three runs and tying the score. He was left on third, however, having no chance to score the winning run before the side was retired. An earned run in the other half gave Princetgn the winning score. One of the features of the game was 2 catch by Eddy in left field. Captain Crawford was unable to play, and his place at third was taken by T. B. Clarke. The score: Yale, 1900. a... 825 1b.-).0. Bo > &- Eddy; if. & 3b...... 4° 3 2 3% 1 1 WOTLONE « BRs ick os aves | ee 1 i$ 2 0 Ferguson, rf. & lf. 4 1 7 3 1 2 WYrOonuson , SS, Sess 5 1 3 2 3 2 Miner: Po kas 4 1 2 4 1 0 BUIVAN,: Coie eaeks Re ee eG ae DE, icek Re oe eS 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ciarke, Sbs 3354 3 nf ages 0 2 Whittlesey, p. ..... 4 0 0 0 0 0 bE ce) aR ee URS a eae | 3 2 1 2 0 0 Bota ais 2. ss Si) 12.95 8 9 *Winning run made with one man out. Princeton, 1960. i.0. 30: 13, Po... 2. = CGroukston,. 2b. is .7 54s 8 TA 2 0 PEOEUNSOU. ll, one a 4 2 2 4 1 0 Watkins, 380s i. 3063 y Sere f S tae 1 1 ARIE C hs O52. ag os ae 5 1 1 0 3 0 BUrKG BS. 4446 3S ae 3 2 4 4 3 0 Camp ben? =). oes 5 2 3 7 2 v Hastings 1535 S48 ve”) 1 1 0 0 a) b Gig bas What oe Naaetee re Puy ae 3 1 1 1 0 0 MOT 10; 5 oe ove ee Re ees Le B-8 2 Motels: i. 65% yer 2 2 3 Score by Innings: Vate; 19000355. saa 2302000 0 3—10 Princeton, 1900....0.0 10 022 5 1-H Summary :—Earned runs, Yale,5; Prince- ton, 2. Two-base hits, Clarke, Angel. Three base hit, Burke, Robinson, Dunn. Sacrifice hits, Ferguson, Whittlesey. Double play, Russell and Bronson. Hit by pitched ball, Watkins. Struck out, by Angel, 5; by Whittlesey, 6. Bases on balls, off Whittlesey, 5, off Angel, ©. Passed balls, Sullivan. Time of game, 2 hours and 15 minutes. LAWRENCEVILLE, 7; YALE, 1900, 2. Lawrenceville defeated the Freshman nine in a loosely played game at the Field on Thursday, June 3, by a score of 7 to 2. Many costly errors and inability to hit Arrott, the Lawrenceville pitcher, were responsible for the Freshmen’s de- feat. McLintock and Irwin fielded well for Lawrenceviile and James and Maitis led at the bat. For the Freshmen, Bron- son led in the field and Lyon at bat. The score by innings: Y ales: 1900. 55.33 ss G2 0°13. Pe Oo 3 Lawrenceville .... 0 380102 01 0—7 Batteries—Yale, 1900, Dunn and Sullivan; Lawrenceville, Arrott and Green. Hits, 1900,.-3; Lawrenceville, 6. Errors, 1900, 11, Lawrenceville, 2. YALE, 1900, 9; EDGEWOOD, 1. The Freshmen baseball team played the Edgewood nine, Friday, May 28 for the second time this season, and re- trieved their former defeat, winning by a score of 9 to 1. Edgewood was clearly outplayed and Nineteen-hun- dred showed improvement in their work. The batting of Crawford and Whittlesey was a feature of the game. The batting order of the Yale Team was as follows: Newcombe and Eddy, 1f.; Clark and Norton, 2b; Ferguson, r.f.; Bronson, s.s.; Russell, 1b.; Sulli- van, c.; Crawford, 3b.; Whittlesey, D> Lyon, -«.f. The score by innings was as follows: 1? Oo -3$ 255° 6-7 3 9 Valo: 1900... 19° 8 051.2 9 0 a9 Edgewood... 00000001 0-1 Summary.—Bast hits, Yale 9, Edge- wood, 4. Errors, Yale 2, Edgewood 7. Earned runs, Yale 3. Two base hiis, Crawford, 2; Whittlesey, 2; Johnston. Bases stolen, Yale 3, Edgewood 1. Base on balls, of Whittlesey 1, off Hin- man 38. Hit by pitched ball, Newcombe, Brennan, Johnston. Struck out, by Whittlesey 4, by Hinman, 6. Passed balis, Brennan 2. ‘Time of game two hours. Umpires, Dunn and Davis. a Mrs. W. F. Cochran of Yonkers, N. Y., has recently given to the Young Men’s Christian Association of Yale a house and lot at No. 138 College Street for the use of the Scientific Depart- ment. The purchase price was $10,000, and a graduate of the Scientific School has already contributed $100 towards the needed alterations.
