The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-19
YALE THE CHAMPIONS.
Princeton Beaten in nm Exciting Contest at
Eastern Park.

II is all over. The college base ball oham-
pionship has been decided at last. Yale has
won IT, and glorious victory 1t was. Tho adj
horents OF Yale were jubllant last night In
fact they were almost crazy with Joy. Proba-
bly, never before in the history OF base ball has
there been game 40 exciting and undecided
as yesterdays was between Yale and Prince
ton at Eastern Park. There Is no exaEEera-
tion in this statement. Many ladies' became
30 excited that they nearly went into Mysteries.
One lady of middle age Sat directly back OF the
press box. When Dalzell threw the last Prince
ton man out she was nearly exhausted. With
toars Of Joy coursing down her checks. she
Il broken yoics all she could say was "W-w-we-
w-w-won!'
down on the records az the greatest ever played
By any two teams. either professional or anna
teur. There have been scores OF professional
games lust as close and many we're even more
close, requiring extra innings to decide them.
But there never has been series who oTe there
The game WIS to decide who should win tho
The beautiful grand stand at Eastern Park
has never held yaster assemblaEe, or more
fashionable crowd than TINT which gathered
that all the turnstiles were set in motion The
lenders were on hand with their b Th and and
kept throngnI into the park until between
1000 and 5000 persons were present.
an air 10 about b t the snrroTndinSs which was
was felt by everybody 1t was the uncertainty
of the contest. Nobody dared pick the winner
The two teams had already fought desperate
battle Tor supremacy without result
And how the two teams did play, for 1t was a
fight for blood ana blood only. The game
progressed amid the widest kind OF enthnsi-
aud came so near doing so in the last inning
that there must havo been terrible strain on
the players. A base hit would have won the
game for Princeton, ns two men were. on bases
and Brokaw was Mt the hnt. He mad already
hit safely every time he had come to tho bat.
All depended on him. He knocked hot one
to Calhoun. The latter stopped it. A mighty
makes headong slide to get to first. Calhoun,
however, had recovered Just In the nick OF time,
and Brokaw wae out.
When the teams appeared on the field there
was noticed u short individual with q very
young face. His nnme was not on the score
card He wore a \ ale uniform. 1t was soon
noticed that McClung was absent Wei that's
porters of Yale. Finally 1t BECAME known that
the little fellows name was Murphy n fresh
man. All honor for the lad! He astonlshed
everybody. Not q ball got past him. and he
on the two teams. But it was In the seventh
inning that he showed himself so nobly. He
made great running catch OF liner over Sec
ond base that would not have been caught
once in a hundred times
The score was then tie. with Watts on first
base. Had the ball got past Murphy Watts
would have scored. and 1t is dollars to cents
also made another fine running catch. His
playing was the feature of the game.
Both Stagg and Dung pitched In fine form,
but Young had a little the better Of it. Knick- |
which finally gave y ale two runs. one of tho |
features was n fine throw to the plate by Cush- |
ing. retiring kDickerbocker: OHsley Mcbride. |
Rrokaw, Dana. Durel, and Watts played beau |
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