New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
YALE AND PRINCETON TIED.
CROWDS SEE AN INTERESTING BASEBALL
GAME
GREAT CHEERING FOR THE RIVAL TEAMS
RAIN Cuts THE GAME SHORT.

RAIN CUTS THE GAME SHORT.
yhe battle royal between the lusty youths OF
Yale and Princeton fought yesterday at Brohoi
hood Park before one of the finest assemblages OK
spectators ever seen az "a game II New iorK' i"o
upper part of the mammoth grand stand was bower
of beauty and was freighted down with fair spec
tatOrs The grounds presented "A stirring spectacle
the blue Of Yale and the orange and black OF Prince
ton being scattered around in bcwildering profslon
The nine sharp rahs" of Yale and the sky rocket war
cry of Princeton began to lcsOund before me ba'ie
began and a the contest went The noise became
deafening Yesterdays battle leaves undecided the base
ball championship OF the two colleges. Yale had won
the first game at New-Iaven Nav 3 by the score
of 3 to =, while Princeton had won the second game
played at Princeton MAY "A by to 0.
The betting the game was of the hNehest
order and thousands of dollars depended upon the re-
suit Both sides were confident of victory. and bets
offered and taken freely. The game was played
with National League ball. Prlnceton's men looked
light in their preliminary practice. lae's athletes
locked heavier and stronger and they worked with
lightning rapdity in their early practice. About
5000 people were present. At p. m. Yale TOOK inc
field and Princeton went to bat.
The game will be played of next Wednesday.
etagg started in by pitching slow drop ball. ulz-
lng little Of his wonderful speed. Durel hit safely 10
centge field amid volley of shyrockets Payne sent
mp a foul fly which Owsley caught. but the play al
lowed Dureu to reach second. Watts struck out and
on called balls with the usual fatal result wild
pitch advanced each runner base.
Dana sent q short fy to oantre field. but McCnng
nds3udged the ball, and Durell and knckerbocker
scored, Dana going to second the throw in Brokaw
made a two-base hit TO right field and Dana scored.
Brohsw, however, thrown ont trying to make third
pvnceton started off with three runs Yae's
athletes not to be outdone went into their half Of the
inning with Will and sending three men around inc
bases tied the score. ataSS was called out on IN
apparent foul and disputed the decision calhoun
WAS sent to first on called balls. Mcbride drove a
pretty line hit to right field, Poole hit safely to left
field, but Payne allowed the ball to pass him. and
Calhoun and Mcbride scored on the error Poole gong
10 second. McCluDg struck al wildly pitched ball,
getting 10 first. McChsg made clever steal of
second. After Gushing had struck ont Dalze reached
first a tumble OF WauS's and Poole scored. NC
Clntock struck out, leaving two men on bases.
The second inning unusually exciting, Yale
had three men on bases with one man out, but q
great catch by Brown in centre field prevented runs
In the third inning the princeton men scored four
runs and took a commanding lead. stage was "ld'
and some of Prncetons hts were Of me scratch a
oder. The Princeton men, however. ran the oases
Gnsy, which helped them materially IN se1ah lss, i
ais. for stolen bases, MT by Dana, lWVDa pa '
hro...c. passed ball AMI Wild throw by Pooe,
ale quickly put out, leaving the score at 70 IN
mi, og aq Dana o made lively throeba hit be
tween entire and right and stored on neat sdrr(
!. Jaw. making the score 10 Ill i"'o' ="
1riuo,ton. ~ , ,,-,.o.,
IL Tie latter part Of the ffth inning Prlncetons
{ rOs we're costly and two rins "cl 10 ale frTVre
~ Waits and Duren a stolca base and nus oy
NcClung and Dalzeu made the runs, ana the score
was to 3.
I. stolen base and sacrifice oy Calhoun. gave laIe
TWO runs, and the excitement was intense:
After delay Of fifteen minutes the rain stopped
and the game was resumed al 6:Oo Then the ex-
stement was tremendous III The eighth inning,
when daring base running by Captain Calhoun en-
allied Yale 10 get a run and Tie the score. Calhoun
made hit and stole second cleyerly. he also stole
10 third amid thunders of applause, and BY great
running was enabled to score on short passed
ball 49,, ,.. ,,.. .,o-
r4jE again came down in torrents. and the players
Ircrc Tor the time forced from the field. The game
was called, the beang tie. The score was as
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