The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-27
BASEBALL.
SPLENDID GAME BETWEEN YALE AND HAIR.
vAED-YALE THE VICTOR.

SPLENDID GAME BETWEEN YALE AND HAIR.
vARD-YALE THE VICTOR.
NEW HAVEN, May 90, 1871
Yale won a grand victory over Harvard At Hamilton
Park this city yesterday. scoring five points 10 Har
wards nothing The attendance Of spectators was
very large numbering ut least lhrce thousand includ
ing several members OF tho Yale faculty ind delo
gates IRON Trinity, Wesleyan, Princeton aud
Harvard colleges II was the arst game OF
the season between Americas rival colleges and moro
than ordinary interest centred on the result. Until
today the Harvard nine had victorious this
son, over all college clubs, having played Amherst
Brown and Princcton. Be- Yac's game with Prince
tons Wednesday last when the Yales victorious
by OF to a. tho betting was strongly Ia favor
OF Harvard On the Saturday before the Hurvads had
beaten tho Prnce,ons 10 s. aud series OF brilliant
successes had elevated botn hor friends ana her back
ers Alter the game with tho princc.ons the betting,
which was TO in favor Of the Hartords, fell to
10 l, ana finally 10 even among the knowing ones;
but Harvard was plucsy aud confident and TO day her
nifty odd students tue grand stand maniuy backed
their nine offering 10 On the start, but finally drop
ping even. they ound that they could get bets
.Just as easy"
The Yale u,ne had also been quite successful this
year, having beaten both the Princeton and Amherst
n,ne. Harvard. however. had this aivantage-hcr
nne with one exception. was the same as last year,
d tchcr, Carter showed himsoll 10 llnc advantage
In consequence ot his extraordinary sk
"A
single base ht while Yale made
Ernst, the pitcher Tor the Harvard nine has good
reputation. out hts play today will dciract somewhat
from remarkable "a iturc or the game tO-dn, Was
That only twcnty-sc men went 10 the bat
on thu Harvard side, and OF these only
four rot bases where they were caught
mapping by tue iynS-eyed Carter aud put
out As the last went out ut the end OF the last
inning the crowd broke into the nch, aud lifting Car
ter on their shoulders bore him OIL amid tie widest
exc tcmeni and cheers.
Yale went 10 the bat first, and Wheaton the frat
clip sent ''daisy cutter" down the centre fed.
This seemed TO INSPIRE his comrades 10 like achieve
ments, for throughout the game thereafter they
played with great enthusiasm as well as cooness.
From the outset tho game seemed To 20 IN favor Of
Yale Tor tncy seemed 70 hi Ernst WIN perfect ease,
aud secured bases sale bits by hard hit
balls watch hard hoid by the Harvard eidcrs.
In the iourtn inning The Ialcs made their runs
safe hits am OF lheir opponents, VINO secmcd
10 weaken and i.sc all control OF themselves, and
throwing ana several fuinOlcs by The Holders, while
in tho nith inning the hnrvards forgot tcmstlye
entirely whuo asking tor d. cison on third
BAH Gcidcl to the pitcher and pusscd Inn.
ino the nctd between first base and home and allowed
Bigclow 10 come home from ia ri. Tue visitors
however made stubborn night from this out, and tho
Yacs failcd 10 score other run. Following Is the
score by Innings
tvuJs Isl. "a. 81. IN. on, oh. IN. sh. Oh
Yae........... 0 . %
Haryara...... 0 90