New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

There wcre Harvard folk enough in the grand
stand to make superior noise when Mason
dashed over the plate and slid down into thc
grass. But il was not noise enough 10 preak
tao chorus of lalensan sound. y score OF ialc
xrectors. with canes for batons, were on their
u st in an instant, and the highest note IN the
,landemonium was the hullaballOo Of Yale.
Mason's achievement, however, had accomplished
the one thing that Harvard most needed. 1t gave
the team courage They saw that the man they
most depended on blistered and plastered a. lie
was, had every muscle and faculty at his com
mand They felt the fierce fire lie sent ilaln,hs
toward them. Their spirit rose TO polnt VI
yond the reach of measure, and II olo NOV
drop to the end of the game Mason perlormc"
for the whole Harvard team an lnes'lmaolo
service
At this point the Yale crew, deckeo OUT Ill
beautiful suits of white with gay blue trimmings,
entered the field and marched down 'i'c gram"
stand to occupy box that had been reserved Tor
,hom They ought 10 have come earlier. They
had undoubtedly intended to make dramatic
entrance and dramatic il was. Every friend oil
Yale rose in his place and yelled till he was black
in the face But Masons home run scored Just
the same and at that moment something more
WAS needed to rattle Harvard than the appear
ance of the rowing champions. They had their
reception; they got the glory they wanted, put
the effect they had hoped to produce upon the
spirit of the Harvard team died a-pornihg
Abbott, Harvard's third bascman followed Mason
ut the bat. and serencly struck out. Halloween
succeeded him, fouling industriously, ana giving
Yale two good opportunities to put MN out
Neither was improved, and at last he sent q ny
hall whirling out to Bliss, whereupon lie was
retired.
Then name controversy which the public
oil cio nf CO
rockingham, IIarvard's captain, contended that
Carter WAS getting out of the pitchers box. Car
fer whose legs are long. positive that the box
was too small. So, doubtless, II was Tor him.
The grounds had been newly laid out for this DAY.
tho grass cut and the diamond rolled. Fresh limo
had lined the pitchers box and marked the base
lines and the coaching lines. But the marking
had been done according to this years rules and
the game was being played according TO last wear s
Bliss, who is little man. and Carter. who is
long one, 10th lay down in the box to convince
the umpire that il too short. but he preferred
a tape measure That convinced him that Carter
had contended correctly. and with the aid oil
fresh supply of lime the measure was altered.
Cartef's arm lost its cunning after this and iar-
ward got base on balls. bat it did 'no good.
rockingham sent fly into the centre field,
where Bliss stood conveniently, and the first half
Of the first inning was over.
In the second half Harvard showed that the de-
termination TO win which had been infused into
its entire team lively in the field as at the
bat Highlands put his giant form in the
pitcber's box and drove the balls 50 fercely that
they sent a cloud of dust flying where they
grounded. Murphy took the bat for Yale,
Magnificent ovation greeting him as he stepped
forward He was not long hitting a ball, but he
hit TO no purpose. lie drove it straight to
-
course and Murphy's jointly ended. Then Beall,
Yale's second baseman. came along, and after two
futile strikes he met the ball with a terrific
whack; far more quickly than sight could take
account of IL had collided with highlands
stomach, and to every ones establishment, includ
ing that Of the stalwart pitcher himself, il stuck
there until he got hold of it and tossed it over to
Trsirord at first base 1t was as brilliant stop as
WA made during the game or AZ is often made in
any game Case, lales left field, now essayed
what he could do. His skill showed itself entirely
In knocking fouls, and ono of them, after making
. brilliant effort TO reach the sun. came down at
a point where Mason had stationed himself, and
the inning was ended Harvard had scored and
n round goose egg was all there was for Yale.
The next two innings ended with nothing to
the account OF either team. Cook IIarvards
right field, made u bold attempt to divine the
quality OF Carriers curves. and all the enthusiasm
that Harvards sympathizers the grandstand
could possibly arouse aided him in the effort.
But IL ended In nothing. lie struck out. High
lands, the big pitcher. followed but the genius
with which his left hand dashed balls at Yales
batsmen did not remain with him when he held
the bat himself He had timid see-saw move
ment with which lie kept his bat constantly
going up and down. At last he hit the ball
and lifted it far into the air. but when it sought
the earth again it found the dexterous fingers
of Bliss reaching after it. They closed, and
Highlands was out. Sullivan made noble and
epterprising stroke, but the ball started in Muir
phy's direction, and Yale's spry little short
stop was minded to let nothing that came his
way 20 by. He got the grounder and whisked
ft of to Stephenson at first base. where Suili-
van found IL when he arrived. There was moth
ing in this for Harvard. but when the position
of the teams was reversed nothing came for Yale.
Outs on strikes. high flies and fouls succeeded
one another quickly, and quickly those who
struck them returned TO their benches
IL was all in vain that lIartwell, the captain
II Yale's victorious crew in 02. and the valiant
md of its football team, stood upright on the
srand stand with his long stick and beat music.
while % thousand Yale threats ycncd Justify
Their ~.rahs.- and IIarvard's mingled in Joint
chorus, dividing the attention OF the crowd with
~he play in the field But this not game
regulated oy cheers. Both teams played as II
wholly unconscious OF the heroic noises by which
their efforts were sought to be stimulated Each
,sent ahead in its work. putting out its adver-
snrtes one by one until the fourth inning. Then
HaIbwell for Harvard took the bat lie struck
!. ~rounder. IL was slow enough but too quick for
CATER. 10 went through his hands and reached