Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-12
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Rain Prevents Gnme Yesterday with
Williams - News From New Lon.

Rain Prevents q Game Yesterday with
Williams - News From New Lon.
don.
The Yale-Williams ball game at the field
yesterday afternoon was effeotually prevent
ed by that provoking shower which began its
work just as the game was about to begin.
After waiting ever an hour the crowd In the
grand stand began vigorous applause when
the Yale players started for their positions
with Williams at the bat. The playing last
cd but four minutes when the rain again be-
gan to fall in torrents, and the game was
given up as a ked job. OF the three men who
came to bat for Williams, Naples went cut
on foul fly to Poole, Brown made q clean
base hit and Hotchkiss flied out to Owsley.
During the intervals of waiting the players
chiefly amused themselves picking up hail.
stones. The following were the players and
respective positions: Williams-Mspes, +.
f.; Brown, 2nd b.; Hotohkiss, LIST b.; Arthur,
!. f.; Cox, G. f.; Cluett, c.; Hollister, p. +;
McKean, 8. g.; Campbell, 3r6 b.. Yale
Stagg, p; Calhoun, Rad b.; Mcbride, 1st
b.; Pools, G.; Gushing. IT; Dal.ell, 8. g.;
f.; Owsley, 3rd b.
Yale's base ball team this year is puzzle
to all of its admirers. The nine began the
season by winning all games, and when they
won the championship of New Haven by de-
feating the New Haven nine twice NO one
thought Harvard or Princeton could stand
before Yale. This belief was considerably
strengthened by the result of the first Har-
ward game, when Yale was the victor by the
score of 8 to 0. Princeton Jared little better,
but since those victories the blue has bowed
to both the crimson and the tiger. Should
Yale lose on Saturday Princeton will be
the college champion, an honor this
| college has not won for years. Whatever the
result OF that game may be, every Yale man
| and many Of the town people are in state
of suspense, which will last until the contest
is ended. Many say the Yale team has moi
and that when Stagg next faces the heavy
hitters of the Princeton team he will NOV
| them down as of old.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 1.-THE first
college boat race on the Thames course will
be rowed Tuesday, June "A between Colum.
bia, Cornell and Pennsylvania freshmen
| The Columbus have been here q week In
active practice and are the only crew here
yet. The others named, also Yale and Har.
ward, will be here by Saturday.
| Tho name of Herman Oelrioh has beer
| submitted by Yale as referee for the great
race on the Thames and has been approved
by Harvard, after long delay.
The "Sheff.n seniors will have their clasI
supper at Double Beach house on the even
ing of June 16. The committee, which con
sists of McCaulay, Judson and Kenna, hav'
perfected all arrangements.
The Harvard varsity crew will leave fol
New London next Tuesday. Their race will
Yale will take place on the eth. Thus tn,
men will spend only ten days on the Thames
Lack of funds is said to be the reason TO-
their not going to New London sooner.
Rev. Phillips Brooks will preach the bas'
cala1reate sermon at Harvard next Sunday
The Harvard freshman nine will play nj
regular game until the game here on Satur
day.