New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
YALE GETS THE FIRST GAME.
PRINCETON GOES TO PIECES AT NEW
HAVEN IN THE EIGHTH INNING
. VICTORY WON FROM APPARENT DEFEAT
xruc,s WILD THROW TURNS THE SCALE.

,,,cropv WON FROM APPARENT DEFEAT-
KINGS WILD THROW TURNS THE SCALE
,aY TELEGRAPH TO The TkIBUsE-1
No. r.,,on Nav o3-After playing the finest game
for seven innings that any Prihce'oh .ea'i "ae -
navod in New.Haven, the wearers OF the orange anu
black went to pieces In the eighth inning OF tne game
,oaav and Yale won the contest. The only thng
which kent Che Yale men from having their poche'e
,,oa NTH prnceton money the tmidness the
creater mart Of them displayed. Pnncetons money
fairly went begging chary were the Yale men aoou'
netting. The Princeton nine came here with pre'v
good reputation as ball team, and the Yale men "o0
rather apprenensivo about winning. Then huip'o,
the crack little shorstop, had been Injured ie" ua'
before In Brooklyn. The betting in the morning s so
even every Yale dollar that showed its iace oo''e
covered by Princeton cash The Yale men were soon
ostno Odds and although the hackers Of the Prnceto
nine were ready to give them the Yale men were sun
rather timid Several bets made at the rate oi
so to 40 .
The game itself was a remarkable one IN many
respects At least 5000 people were presen' to'',
able among the turnouts tally-ho coach ts'eiui,
decorated with the coors Of the Princeton team anu
occupied by Princeton young ladies' and their escorts
There was the usual number OF Yale tally-hos. Inc
day was perfect.
In tho first inning Of the game neither side scored'
the men going out in one two three order. WIN TWO
men out in the second, Young cracked out O"o-
Dagger to leffeld. Brown, the heAt Datuor, re"''0
first McClung dropping thrown ball, and young
reached third safely Beal's failure TO hold wright
crounder Young scored and Brown was thrown ou'
at the plato. That was Pnnceton's only rum lhey
had many chances having men on third Dase seVerai
times, but their batting weak and they dld noc
score.
The Yale team plodded through seven long innings
Beall being the only man reach third He got there
twice. but each time thrown out IL began 70
look like shutout for Yale when Princeton came IN
to open the eighth inning. The excitement was IN
tense No runs resulted from the Prncetons enorts'
For Yale Poole flied ont, and Captain Calhoun came 70
the b = He hit an easy ball to King at third pase'
and Il at young man handled 1t clevery and then tnre"
H. When IL was returned to Young, Captain Calhoun
had made the circuit OF the bases and the entire crowd
OF spectators minus the Princeton men, were cheering
Ike mad King had thrown the ball over into the
crowd and II was not found for some time aferwau'
Kings indiscreton ratified the other men, and when
Case knocked fly out to Brown, the latter dropped
u. and Case rested on third. Cushing sacrihed ana
Case scored McClung made hit and Payne let the
hall get nv him. McClung taking second on the errOr
lie Stole third and scored BealPs hit. Beail "ts
forced 10 second Parker getting his base on bas anu
scored on Durrelps failure TO stop Bowerss gounur'
This ended the scoring ,, od o,r,e
and as their support was about even the rssui rb m
the game was due to Yale having the best ucK' Inc