The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-29
Y<Lps WELI-EARNED VICTORY
Timely Rsss Hits Eaabie Her 20 Defeat
Harvard by to

NEW HAVEN. June 2a-The Yale baseball
tenn retrieved itself from last Thursday's de-
feat this afternoon by beating Harvard In
closely contested game. 1t was q gamo played
40 loosely ut times that the spectators groaned
az ono side or the other got an advantage
from n bad play, and the next instant the
5000 spectators present rose en- masse TO
cheer some brilliant effort. Harvard had the
same sort OF a crowd to compete with this AZ
ternnoon as that which Yale had at Cam
bridge last Thursday. 1t was Yale crowd
exclusively, except for 100 Harvard men who
we're grouped In the grand stand at the left OF
the catcher's position. Everybody expected
Harvard would win. even to the ninth inning.
and It was not until little Capt. Murphy caught
highlands fly. retiring the side, that the Yale
supporters gave one final defiant yell nnd
rush ed upon tho diamond. bearing the victori-
Gus team to the dressing room.
The day opened cloudy and threatened rain.
At noon the weather cleared and a stln breeze
blew across the field. which promised to give
the flelders trouble in judging flies; The wind:
proved perfect afternoon 70, the great battle,
The Harvard team came on the field about
Eeqek and GES pre1y S e later a from
the outer diamond. HANDSOME Dan. the
bulldog mascot Of the football field, was pn-
for his share OF the applause. Andy Graves OF
the crew. Ind sent him over from Gales Forty
sfsons stdents link he aid Rep the
sion in IN the ssSs Of the the "y es
s sos1sd to ss ,"sH ns @ s" rss"s9
count Of tie dsatR Of bis father. Carter could
not play with Yale. Highlands. IN the box Tor
s nSt in m Ssu as %ea
Yale, almost lost the game twice by sending
men to first on balls.
bat amid deafening ch.ors from all parts OF
the field. He went to first on bnl Is. and the
s are fsra 1 e Men
ana Hq %as hit lit to Harvey Who fsmbIca the
scored Yale did no cheering: but the Harvard
m%ds n9uEh noise iH t Wh6e o t1M s
on Cooks error. stole second. and camo in on
ing Beal who scored on Cases hit With two
Yale was happy. The entire crowd was dane
ing and thr1TTinf their hats canes and I'd flags
pandomonium reigned ali over tho held. The
Harvard men kept up steady cheering and
increased their enthusiasm when the next
three hatters for Yale were retired in one. two.
three order.
The second third. fourth fifth. and sixth
&c" cot around to THIRD base in the nth. hut was
prettily stopped at the home plate nv Norton
and kedZie when ne attempted TO run IN On
Cobb's sacrifice. Harvard did nothing in the
seventh. Yale. however got little batting
streak. Harvey led of with. pretty single:
scored on Murphys clean hit into right field
third. and came home on Bealls hit. II was in
the seventh inning that the Harvard PLAYERS
refused to continu e the game on account Of the
applause. Murphy had been declared out
at third in tho nth inning by very close de-
cision. and when he came to the bat In the
seventh he was loudly Rppl Guded The cheer
ing continued until he made the hit and then
became constant. All around the field tho
various Glasses wero cheering. while strong
came the constant tramp OF tho spectators
stamping with their feet or pounding with
canes and umbrellas Highlands and Cobb
conferred together for q moment and then
Cobb sat down on the homo plate while High
lands returnsd to the box and deliberately
recined on the grass. Twice the cheering
the game. but each time that Highlands
pitched the ball the shouting. clapping OF
hands. and stamping began
Finally Murphy requested that the cheering
cease. and tho game proceeded: In the eighth
inning Harvard almost won the game. Cor
bett went out from Norton to Jackson Cobb
hit an easy grounder to Harvey. who stopped
It we'll. but threw the ball away over lackson's
head into the crowd Cobb reached third base
and scored on highlands hit Hallowell got
first on balls. and both he and Highlands were
advanced a base on Frothingham's hit. Hnvey
hit to Jackson who cut Highlands off at the
filed out to Murphy. This ended the scoring.