The sun., 1890-06-15
A CLOSE GALL ron TALE.
Rain Saves the Blues from the Loss Of
Championship.

Rain Saves the Blues from the Loss OF
Championship.
There awoke in the hamlet OF New Haven yea
terday morning nine strong and good-lookint
young men. They had been revellinR in tn,
mysteries OF dreamland during the hour o
darkness with one thought uppermost In theil
minds, VIII we win 2" They wero up bright
and early, taking q run under the mighty elml
OF tho campus. Then, after refreshing meal
they left for the great metropolis after having
received q blessing from President Dwight
who wished them Rodspeed on their journey
and success on the diamond In tho afternoon
In another part OF the world there were nine
other young mon. They did not have much
trouble in getting all thoy wanted. They had
figured out the result OF what was to come
and everything was to come their way. The
clicking instruments In tho telegraph office
had brought word to them hours before that
Pastor" Stagg was not In condition, that his
arm had been injured, and that he would not
be able to use his speed They found all the
consolation they wanted In this At lastl Al
last We will win the championship that has
escaped us 80 lonGl" was the cry.
Yesterday forenoon there began to pour into
this large town handsome women In beautiful
attires. young men, and OLD mep, NOR
chants. bankers, and oil sorts and condi-
least, students from Yale and Princeton, who
owned the toxn for, the timo being; Tho lob
Hotels we're crowded with students, while
other arrivals went to the other hotels.
:. The cause OF all this excitement was whether
Yale should hold the college base ball cham
pionship or whether Princeton could rout her
rival Each team had won aud lost tho same
number nun OF games. Tho lale 9oys s0S were not, not IN
tion. but the Princeton's we're. Nevertheless
non-pnrtisau would not have wngerod a cent
Hours before the game a crowd gathered
around the gates to brotherhood Park. Tho
od fSGnsE nS rans
1t had raned the night before. aud also ycster-
dny morning. But It cleared OF before noon.
about o'clock Still here were clouds hover
Ing about and apprehensions OF storm kept
What a sight Brotherhood Park presented |
The embems of both colleges wero every
where. Cheer after cheer went up from, the
different delegations OF students. The blue
and orange was floating from the lowest seat
In the bleachories to the tower on tho grand
stand. When play was called II looked as II
there were twelve or fifteen thousand people
present. but tho actual coun: showed the at
tendance TO be 5.94S
From the moment play commenced 1t was
went up from one side or the other, and when
a particularly brilliant play was made hum
mh% S 9Ss Were @ the
moBt.tOre their lungs in their eHortS TO encour-
AiS For Ine ecbs innings h Both teams fought des
perately Then rain put q atop to it with the
score tic. What forlorn hone il was for
Princeton. With victory, within their, grasp
Providence stepped In and intorfored. Prince
ton had taken tho lead in tho ilrst hall OF the
third and had n man on second and third when
Both toams did some pretty fielding, espe-
cialy catches by Calhoun. DalZell. Durell. and
game. Another fine play was line throw
from Cushing 10 Owsley, retiring n runner,
The credit for saving a a. defeat i , FOR ale be-
bases after having hit safely. lie, stole second
and third buses and SO surprised Broknw BY
dashing for homo on short wild pitch that
Brokaw tor the moment hardly knew what
WAS going on.
for this Yale would have won easily. Three Of
the eight runs Princeton got resulted from
pecially 10y Dana and Brokaw. These two bat
It was exactly / O'Clock when Umpire Irwin
threw Spalding League ball 10 StaGg. Then
the excitement commenced. Durell nit safely.
and took second on Owsleys great catch OF
paynes foul ily knickerh}oeker }S%eI. got his hnse
and the latter crossed the plate on daisy cut
ter to, centre for two bases. which McClunG
: For ! ale. Pelham got to first on balls. Nc
Bride hit TO right. Both scored on Portor's hit
to left. which Payne allowed TO get past him.
Then IL great and glorious cheer went up from
he upper stand that resounded throughout all
Harlem: "Brek ex eX OK: coax. coax: O-op.
o-op; Parabalon. Yale" And how they did
roar when Watts iumbled DalZell's hit and
pQyle scored the tying run.
In the fourth inning Stagg gave Durell and
Watts their blse on balls and on Stages at
tempt to put Watts out At third on knicker-
bocker's hit Durell scored. Dana hit safely
sending homo Watts. and then BroKaw hit
again for two bases. two runs coming in. The
men Just rose up and jumped md
Kicked and huggsd one another and yelled Ike
mad men.
This was a big lead. and everybody but
Yale's supporters had Princeton sure winner
especially when Princeton got another run In
ho fifth on Dnna's three-bagGer and sacri-
Ice. But in their halt Yale rallied and scored
wo runs on a force hit, a wild throw by purell
and singles 10y McClung and Dalzell, coupled
with good base running.
In the sixth Yale enthusiasm went nWnyup
StaRg hit safe ly. went TO second on Calhoun's
'ncrilce. and to third on McI}ride's single.
Then Calhoun stole second. and both scored on
loole's single to centre.
When Mcmillan came to the bat in tho eighth
nnng It began to rain and time was called.
t STOPPED. however. Just long enough for tho
nning to he finished and for Yalo to save her
elf from u defeat Calhoun hit safely md
tole all the way around Then the Yale hoys
lnd n hugKing and kissing beo, and the players
umbiei over, on the muddy ground SO de-
.ghted were they.
in the ninth Princeton had scored ono run
md two mon We're on bases with only one out |
when rain stopped tho game. The score:
rRISCKToS. YALE
X In. 20 A >. PlPPoAK |