The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
THEY MUST BOW TO YALE.
WEARERS OF THE blue THE 4 CKNOWL-
EDGED BASE BALL CHAMPIONS.

Harvard Makes - Gallant and stubborn
Fight Ia the Deciding Game - Eight
Thousand Persons Witness the Contest.
SPRINaF1ELD. Mass. June 2S.-The memora-
BILE struggle for the base ball championship
between Yale and Harvard was finished to- day
on neutral ground. and Yale's victorious PLAY
ers were carried of tho field on the shoulders
OF the wild students. There we're between
eight and nlne thousand people present. 1t
was fitting close to most exciting contest
Tho game was Of the same hait-raisinE, nerve
destroying character which characterized the
contests Mt Cambridge. 1t wasn't settled until
the last man was out and then the score stood
four to three in Yale's favor. One run was I'M
auestionably gift to Yale by Umpire Quinn, but
Harvard couldn't rally in the last two innings,
rs she had done twice before. and tho slight
lead which Ialos players secured was SUM-
clent to give tho double victory to the weRrers
OF the blue. There had been q great voey OF
Harvard cheers until the last man was put
out and then mighty wave OF Yalc noise
swept over the field md the mir was filed with
blue flags and handkerchiefs anil legs for the
Yale players wore swept OF their feet and
turned topsy turvy in tho wild rush Of tho en-
thusasm Harvard made plucky fight, but
her crimson flags wcro rolled up and put
away for another Year, when fortune may
deign to turn her tickle glance on Harvard.
When tho news Of Yale's victory was spread
about great procession was formed The
Yale crew led of, bearing a!oIt the silken colors
won from Harvard Oh the Thames yesterday
Then followed other students. waving tho
Yale-H Harvard colors that marked the winning
rost at the end Of the route, and behind them
were nine bareheaded. happy base ball play
ers carried on the shoulders OF shouting fell
low students, who didn't soon to mind tho
loads in the lcust. Behind these victors fol-
lowed hundreds OF Yale students and gradu-
ates cheering each player and the nine as n
whole until the barge WAS reached. Into this
tho players were unceromoniously dumped.and
tho proud driver whipped up his nags and drove
TO tho Yale headquarters at Hayness Hotel
The tlayers received an ovation all along the
route. The Harvard mon didn't get many
cheers until they reached the Mas asoit House.
There were gathered many wearers OF the
crimson, who cheered the nine for tho plucky
fight they made. CAPTAIN Linn took the defeat
GOOD naturally. and said he would try to wipe
1t out next year. Then Harvard's captain will
be Dudley Dean. Ilo was elected such this
afternoon.
The game was played under broing sun.
and Mt ono time it looEed as though tragedy
would mar the contest This was In the fifth
inning. McClintock had gone to second, and
reached third on Stages hit. IIe overrln the
base, and seeing that he couldn't score. he
turned back toward third. linton had secured
the ball and threw 1t to Award. hoping to
catch McClintock of the base. The latter saw
his danger and dove headlong toward
tho base Award failed TO hold the ball,
but the error was Immediately forgotten
when McClintock failed to got m. He
had thrown himself upon Awards foot, and
over the heart. Only twitching of the legs
showed that life remained. For several min
utes It looked rs though he was dead, bat. fire.
ouent hypodermc injections OF brandy grad
rally brought him TO his seuses. Award was
SO unmannel by the incident that when play
Yale to- breek the tie. McClntock was carried
of the field. aud Bowers took his place on the
base. and was subsequently thrown out at the
The loss OF the game BY Harvard was surely
due to errors alone. Harvard earned two of
Tho Yale mon outbatted Harvard. but the hits
were scattered. except 10 the seventh inning.
Then two two-b aGgers came together, and
Ynle's only earned run was scored. Odds OF
to were given on Yale. and big pile OF ducats
changed hands on the result The Yale, mon
will mold n great jollincation Mt New Haven
over the combined Victories Of the crew and
The game onsned with Yale at the bat. stagg
Calhoun struck out. Thon Poole awaKened
tho Yale contingent by u scratch hit to Dean
thing for Yale hut he fai ed. The first inning
opened in more promising manner Tor liar-
baii like n shot at Dalzell. The latter ,conidnt
hold it, and Dean was safe. Linn and Rowland
each sacrificed their chances. and Dean moved
MP to third. TrafTord tried hard to bring him
home. but Gushing captured his fly iac down
In the second inning. McClunr rnsoI
safely in centre field, Gushing hit II hot
b9pndsr whGh Award Gm6od wp pa
was at the bat Mcllung dashed onto third.
linton made good throw: but Award mpfled
scored t the first run Of the game. Gushing had
watched his chance to secure third while Nc
GHnE sco54s Murphy R0Rrsd H
sent UP another which fell into Awards bands
far back OF third base and Cushing tried TO
Award made beautiful! throw and the Yale
Award opened ne second inning Tor Harvard
easily threw him out at first. Upton banged tho
ball to centre field. and ordinarily It would
Murphy made a magnificent running 'V catch
and Upton had to 60 to the seat. Mason was
given his base, but fooishly T. ed to steal sec
base
Tho third inning saw Yales score increased
to grow :S uneasy Owsiey was quickly D rettir~d
at first, and then Yn'e cheers turned. Stngg
and Calhoun walked to first. Stage tried 10
and was thrown out by Upton. 1t was costly
error OF judgment for a moment. Later on
Poole sent he bail far into left field for two
bases. and Calhoun scored. Stagg Loaf d run
by piece OF misjudRment Poole was loft On
second By Dalzell's fly TO Dean Harvard
didn't make any sort OF n struggle in this inn.
Ing. Bates was the only one who shocked tho
bali out OF tho diamond and McClintock pulled
i down in magnificent style willis running at
full speed
In the fourth inning Harvard stock began TO
hoOm AMI the wearers otthe crimson did tEem-
selves proud. both In the field and ut the hat.
Tho Yale men we're retired IN consecutive ordor,
Notwithstanding the fact thattwo men reached
made a hit and Murphy was given his base on
balls. but both were thrown out while trying
to steal second. Then tho Harvard donntd
their batting logs and tied the score with two
earned runs Linn was tho first man at the bat
and he retired on an easy fly to Owsley How
land picked out n bal that lust suited him and
sent It whizZing high over the heads OF tho
spectators In left field. making one OF the
prettlesl homo runs ever seen In the ball field.
Capt. Calhoun wanted the umpire to hold him
on second base, and quoted the ground rules
that the rules applied only, to thrown balls,
nd tho homo run was allowed to stand.
TraiTord drove n liner at StHgg who di.
vertsd It's course with his hand This changed
II from n safo hit TO put-Out, for IL bounded