Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-05-27
OF UNIVERSITY INTEREST.

Harvard Defeated Yesterday by the
Atlantic Observation-Disclosures In she
Mott Haven Games.
The fair hopes of the friends Of the Har-
ward varsity were somewhat dsmpened yes
terday ct Cambridge by the easy way in which
the Wilmington tail-enders Of the Atlantic
league defeated them. They had become
much encouraged after the decisive victory
over Newark last week and were quite conf
dent of scoring another victory. Bates tried
to pitch again, but was forced to retire, and
his place was taken by Gushing, who did
fairly we'll for q new man. Harvard lost the
game by a series of gross errors. The fol-
lowing is the score:
Wilmington .:: 80 sSSSeSSS rs
Batteries-stein and Williams; Bates. Gushing
and Upton. Hits-Wilnnington TO- Harvard IL.
ErTors-Wilmington 9, Harvard 10.
The freshmen feel very sore over the de-
feat that their nine experienced last Satur"
day, especially since victory was 80 nearly IN
their grasp. II means postponement OF the
privilege Of sitting on the fence, which IN
itself is of small moment, but even greater
possibility of experiencing that humiliation
aever known but to one class at Yale, Drop
ping both games to Harvard.
toire of several very pretty tunes, with which
to celebrate the event when Yale w succeeds
in vanquishing her Harvard brethren In the
national game. ~,
George N, Sharp, esq, of Baltimore, will
lecture before the law school during the
next week on "Insurance Law" There VIII
also be an address by Mr.. Simonds OF the
New York bar.
r. E. Hurgren '93, who for the past month
has been Ill with typhoid fever, left for his
home in Oregon to-day.
The athletic team is hard at work and by
the time the members start for New YORK az
the end of the week for the Mott Haven
games they will be In the pink OF condition
But they will meet strong rivals from har-
ward. Boston sports think Harvard Is likely
| TO secure place in nearly every event except
| the tuo-of- war The new rule that irsts shall
count 5, seconds and thirds may thus be
the means of bringing the cup to Cambridge;
| In the sprint Moen '91, Lee 81 and Green '9S
are speedy men, but none OF tnem can
equal Sheriff. of Yale, or, for that matter.
| to get place in the 100 and Lee In the 800
though both may be defeated by Williams Of
Yale. In the quarter and half mile runs
| Harvard will enter number of men, includ'
| idg Downes 80, Wright '02, Stead '91, Endi'
| colt 90 and Crosby '0l. Downes is in splen
did form this year, as Is shown by his equal
| ling the worlds record in the 600 yard rur
at New York. In the mile run, Davenport
Lowell and White are all fast men and cal
| do the distance under Am. 40s. In the tw'
mile bicycle race Davis '01 and Greenlea
'91 are both fast, and between them the.
may manage to defeat Clark o
Yale. In the hurdle races LIE
will be backed by Harvard men for frs
place In the 220 hurdles, while Fearing doe
good work In practice at the 100 yard hur
dies and Is expected to make a close dgh
with williams of Yale and Mapes Of Colum
bia. In the high and broad jumps Fearin
and Lee are each likely to mako good fgh
for frss. In the shot and hammer throwin
Harvard will have to depend chiefly on Al
len '92 this year. Shea 1913 has not come u
to expectations.
The following speakers for the Harvar
commencement have been chosen from tn
olass of 100, as follows: From the scientifi
school, g. 8. Pierce; from the college, +. L
Ball Q.atin), w. K. b. Dubois, RIO. Harrison
D. G. Terrey and r. L. Weeks; from the lay
school, r. X. Jones.
Judge Shipman of the United States Gil
cult court delivered the first of his series G
lectures on patents at the Yale law schot
yesterday morning.