New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
PRINCETON BEATEN BY YALE.
A STIRRING BALL GAME AT NEw-HAyEN-TH
JrRSEYMTN IN HARD LUCK.


New-Haven, May 9 (SpeclaD.-The clouds and rain OF
the morning faded into sunshine and brightness short
l before the hour for the Yale Princeton ball contest
arrived this afternoon II the first intercol-
legiste contest at New-Haven this season, and the
field was crowded with Yale men and friends OF the
blue Princeton was represented by delegation OF
seventy five students who brought with them all the
money the associates could scrape together. During
the past week the Yale ane has trained faithfully and
for the first time during the past two months Stage
has manifested interest in his work Consequent
E, Princeton found plenty of takers on wagerS OF
three to one IN favor of Yale.
The game was called at O'Clock, and Princeton
took the bat Stage showed that he had proffed by
constant practice, for his delivery like lightning
For Princeton, Wopenhurst made third base-hit
and two steals but put out while trying 10 steal
homo. Durell fouled out and L. Price and Reynolds
failed to reach first For Yale, Stage, McConkey and
Calhoun all failed to reach first In the ncxt inning
Stage struck King out, Dana foued out, and W. Price
got ont at first For Yale Hunt made short grounder
and reached first, then stole to third by
brilliant slides, and left there by Damn Osborne
and Walker who failed reach first In the third in
ming Stage seemed to get ratified" and allowed Muir
cur to get first on balls Murcr stole to third, where
be was left by Ames wopenhurst and Durel After
Heyworth had been retired at first Mcbride made a
brilliant twobase hit, stole third and scored on Muir
second, stole to third and scored while Princeton was
falling over the ball which Calhoun had TO right
field. a moment later Hunt mado a two-base hit but
Stage and Osborne failed to leave the plate.
In the fourth, Reynolds, of Princeton, foued ont,
Dana made two-base hit and scored moment later on
o two base hit made by King Price and Ames were
put out at first by Mcbride For Yale, Walker. Hey
worth and Mcbride were all put out at first In the
Gfth, Murcur, wopenhurst and Durel were all put out
by Mcbride, assisted by Stage For Yale, stagg led
of with atwo-basc hit and a moment later scored on
McConkey's two-base hit. Calhoun made two Dagger
and McConkey scored Hunt allowed Calhoun to score
Damn made a three-base nit and Hunt scored.
Osborne struck out, Walker made q twO-base hit and
Damn scored Heyworth struck out, and Walker stole
home stagg struck out, and pandcmonium rciened
in Prtnceton's camp
In the sixth inning Damn Reynolds and King all
scored on safe hits and errors made by Stage In
tho succeeding innings neither nine scored. Murur
retrei from the box at the beginning of tho sixth
inning and King pitched the remainder Of the game
Stage gave six men bases on balls and made six wild
pitchbs.
PRINCETON played good game but had hard luck
Yale. Mcbride played phenomenal game. The
score follows:
E E.is 60 9 SaS Ga Ga
Yue men took about 81 900 on tho game
GAMES IN OTHER CITIES.
Dcroit May 6.-The largest crowd OF the season wit
,e todsys game between the Boston and Detroit mines
Boston won through superior work at tho bat Carkson
bothered wolverine battors considerably. The score
vas u follows:
b bss;% -: g 8 : 3 SO ~
BNehits-Boston o. Detro. O. Errors-Doston a. De
n0i. ritehsrs-cisrks0p and Getiein. umpirs-Mr.
Louisville. May 6.-The St. Louis Club to-day's
game with ease by the following score:
I L. VII: -. 3 9 9 oo-i9
chicago. May 6-rhe Chicago club defeated the Wash
hsm nine to-day without much effort Van Haltren
c~o with telling effect and prevented visiting nine
.om"akne single run Tho score was as appended:
olisss. 2 g g 2 g 9 2 S--,o
hsshits-washineton o. Chicago II. Errors-wssb.