Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-05-31
p.SE BALL xRsTRnDAY.

The Yale Team Has No Din1culty in
Defearfng CoIumbfa-WIld the Only
one who Hit Stage safeIy-Score, 6
to o.
It is marvellous what a splendid game of
ball the Yale team can play when the oppos-
ing team cannot hit Stagg. Yesterday they
put up strong game against Columbia, but
outside of Stage and Damn the others had little
to do McConkey had one chance, but he
did not accept, while Noyes had two, both of
which would have been errors but for mag.
uifcent stops by Mcbride of wildly thrown
balls. That boy Mcbride is playing great
ball. He is hitting hard, too, and yesterday
made the longest hit of the game.
The contest was too one-sided to excite
any enthusiasm. Stagg and Damn worked
like machine, and the enemy was only able
to get two hits. both by Wild, who is one of
the prettiest players seen on the grounds here
this season. He gave mastery exhibition
| of catching, and after the second inning
| caught every Yale man who tried to steal sec
| ono. five in all. Littleield pitched rattling
GOOD game only one run being earned off his
pitching. He was somewhat wild, keeping
| Wild hopping about most of the time. The
| latter would spring up in the air and dash
| from side to side, making stops that were
| truly remarkable, and he was frequently ap-
| plauded Stage is just beginning to get in
| form. The warm weather seems to have a
| GOOD effect on him. He had splendid COM
mand of the ball yesterday and every ball he
| nitched had tacks all over it. He has not
| pitched with such speed before this season.
| Damn was like stone wall.
The Yales started right off in the first in
ming with run-getting. Stagg was the first to
| get his base: it was a tumble by Strebergh
4 +: thFaw
| low and he got second. MeConkey hit to
Strebergh, who again fumbled and got the
ball to frst too late. Stage tried to get home,
| but WEIGH returned the ball quickly to Wild
and Stage was out, McConkey going to Sec
ond hit to right field by Calhoun and q
| score. Noyes hit safely, but Hunt went out
on fly to Dippler, who made hard run for
| it, and Mcbride was retired at first.
| Peer Columbial She didn't get man to
| first base until the fourth inning, when Nc
Conkey fumbled Dippler's hit. He made the
neatest steal of second during the whole game.
| Wild made the first safe hit for Columbla
| and he was cheered. Dippler was too anx-
| ious and tried to get home on the hit, but
| Hunt by a fine throw to Damn assisted IN
| putting him out at the home plate. After
| this inning not man got further than first
base.
| In the second inning P. Lamarche made 8
| fine running catch of Walkers fly. A bass
on balls by McClintock and wild throws by
| Wild and McCabe gave Yale two more runs
Stage made beautiful one-hand stop in this
| inning. The feature of the third inning was
| long throw by V. Lamarche to McCabe
which retired Damn and kept the Yale tean
from scoring. Stagg got his base on balls
made clean steal of third IN the fourth, but
he was unable to score. Yale's only earned
run was made in the fifth. After two mer
| were retired at first Hunt hit safely and Nc
Bride brought him home on three-bagger
| Mcbride did not score.
Yale got two more in the eighth on drop,
ped flies by Dippler and P. Lamarche ane
singles by Walker and McConkey. These fl
balls were muffed only after hard runs TO
| them. Calhoun made nice running catcl
| in the ninth. @After two Colambias hae
struck out in the ninth Wild walked to tn
plate and brought forth round of applaus
by making his second safe hit of the game
the only ones Columbia had made.
Here is the score: