New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-23
PRTNCETON DEFEA7S HARVARD.
TIE CHAMPION NINE wHITEwAsHED.
A FINELY PLAYED GAME Az PRINcEl oN-LlGHr
~ ELIinKs.

A FINELY PLAYED GAME AZ PRINCE oN-LlGHT
BATTING ASD FEW ERRORS.
PRINCETON, May % (Spccidn.- Princcton de-
fcatcd Harvard to-day IN what is generally conceded to
been the best Of college baseball ever seen
here The home nine played without an error and sue
ceaed ewaShng tho champions OF last year alier
nine exciting innings The Harvard men helied well,
too and ran the bases In dashing manner but their
hits were and less than men were lett
on second and third bases. frinceton's victory was
duo practically TO Bickhsm, who struck out niue men
and held the Harvard team, which has been pounding
other college pitchers numerically, down to SIX hits
Everything conspred to make the game a memorable
one n Princeton No better weather could have been
wished for All the seats for the grand stand wore
taken yesterday. and the whole population OF the town
seemed to turned out for gala day Spring bon
nets and crimson and black and yellow parasos Doomeo
In profu-ion The OF their was kept at
al exclamation pitch all through the game. aud tho en-
tbusasc took opportunity OF cheering on
every occasion. when single strike WAS
called Many New-York alumni with James
". Alexander at their head were on
the ground. About twenty-five Hirvsrd men had
come down from Cambridge aud oheered vigorously now
and then for the losing college,
The game was called at 2:I5 p m. with Harvard at
the bat Wrestling struck Smith made base hit
and took second on passed ball, but left there
by Phillips strike out aud Alion's fly to
centre field. For Princeton. Duhed ana
Bossom struck out BicKham made a hit. stole second
and scored Henshaws failure to return Rey nods's
hit quickly. Reynolds third the attempt to put
Bckham out at plate ami scored soon after on
a passed ball Foster left base IN Har-
vards second INNING Blcknam giving him
lfo on seven bad balls Princeton went out
ia one two three orier In Iaryards third inning base
hts were made ny Ienshaw and Edgery.
after two men out ami seconi and MIRA
ba-es we're filled. Nichols taen hit what
looked like dounie-up along the LETT foul me.
but IIcu-haw. who startlng TO run nome.
fouled It, and Nichols aerrard struck out Princet on
had two men len this inning Oy sharp battery
work. In fourth htth and sixth INNINGS Harvard
went out ~ one two three. orier. Princeton dId The
same ~ the sixth and sever IT, the sixth being
marked 10y "A pretty double play 10y Alien and kdgeriy
IN the NTH Princeton added one more run
I.srktn made base hit Brownlre followed SUIT ana
pass hIm in right feed. Brownlre left on base By
the next three men going Jut IN order Pnips made
base hit the cisnth inning for Harvard after
two ouf. and Alien popped up
"A foul winch Tay Tor caught after Is hard run.
In Iriucctnn's eighth Blossom made two-baggcr but
warts ninth stole second AMI advanced 10
thru by iirn-haw sacrifice IL looked II tho W. arers
- The crimson would escape whtrwasl. but EdScrly
lit 10 BIckhim aud pat out nj
first wne Foster who had tried 10 come nome on the
ply was eau .hf plate. and tie game ended. Inc
Princeton men swarlncd the diamond and carried
away nine their shoulders To the club
horse
Aliens catching the feature Of the game, apart
from the genera team work. Wrestling maize several
Dnlhed played well field Tue pitchers. no ~
ever bore the brunt or the battle. Hirvarl has now
won three games AID lost one. Princeton has won two
and lost Following Is the score In detail