New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-17
NOTES From PRINCETON.

NEW BUILDINGS IL PROGREss-rHE BAsE-BATI
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WITH TIE YALE
NINE.
lFRoN AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
PRINCETON, May ia topic of considerable
interest I'm college present the proposed new chapel
the money has been subscribed aud Its erection VIII be
begun I'm n short time. The college has Ia thank Mr.
Henry MaiquA l. Of Ncw-Iork, this time, aud IN his
honor the building is 10 be called tho "M1rqugnd
Chanel" When finished II viii be the handsOmrs build
Ing on the campus and will have seating capacity OF
about 500. The style Of architecture VIII be
III tho main Gothic. and the form Of The
chapel Will be that Of Greek Cross there being our
transcpis aud In the centre. One Of the tran
septs will contain the pulpit organ. and seats for the
Faculty; the opposite It, the seats for the Juniors
and Seniors; the transcps the night and left will
be appropriated TO the sophomorcs and Freshmen.
The work on Edwards Han, the new dormitory, IS
being last pushed forward The hall IS built Of the
best Trenton stone and Will accommodate about eighty
studcnis
II Will 10 ready for occupancy next Fall The glasses
have arrived I'm this country for The telescope full d.
scrptlon OF which given In THE TRIBUNE few
weeks ago. They made ia France, and the telc-
scope Is to be- with one exception the largest no" III
Sufficient money has beer subscribed to rcendow the
years, has UceD virtually honorary.
Invitations have been offered - DrH. McC0sh ann
Shields to deliver lectures in the Boston Monday noon
course ~ next Winter.
H. the Freshman piiZ' speaking contest In WING Hall.
May Il. the tIst aWAr led to ID. a. Fell Of
Wcebarrr Penn, the ond to J. A. Hodge, OF Hart
ford.
Tue interest In athletics this Spring Is very strong.
Tue base bah nine Is probably the best the college hhs
put tue Held :Or several years. only three games
nave far been played with college nlucs
one with Brown and two with Lafayette, all
OF which by the Princeton Ninr. Brsdcs TINS
they have btcu without exception all the profess
mines which have visited Princeton, including such
teams the BaltlmOre., the Athletics and tho Brook
iyus.
\ slight misunderstanding has arisen between Yale
and Princeton with reference TO game 81 base BAH,
winch WIS 10 have been played here last wednesday.
II was discovered Tuesday afternoon that 1t would be
impossible for Priucrtuu's pitcher 20 pay on
Wednesday, on account Of II disabled arm, and
r at o'clock telegram sent to the
Yale nine tcllirg them not to Not receiving
any answer another dispatch sent three hours
later and the reply come that the first tclc-
gram had been received too late. rs some OF the
had already started. THercupOn the president Ot
the Base BAH Association went to Now-YOr, met the
the Yale men Wednesday morning and told them that
Princeton could not play. Tho Tdo nno however came
down. took the field aud a the Prince ton nine did
appcar At The appointed Tine the umpc gave the game
TO Yale lay score OF t0 o.
The University crew - dong finely. The Pull
twice day; at noon uLd ~ .. They are, with one
exception. the sHinc that rOwcd a,t year Phadcl
phi, bul much improved by thcir long practice to-
CctLCT,