New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
pRTNCETON'S BASEBALL RECOhD.
ONLY THREE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEA !"
WERE GRADUATED THIS YEAR

r,roe,or \ L. June q (SpeciaD.-The Prince
ton baseball season closed this week Win VIC ".,.
chamnionshp game with fale 1t -Ne"-Ai" 80 49, -,
the official score as given out to-day 'ie
first championship to Old Nassau that mas Dee" w.,
e., eva wears II also shows that thirty-one saii.'
,. haan n,aved during the three months Oh the
-, ., which the Tigers have won twenty -oie
and lost ten. Nearly all the defeats were sule.e
., the hands OF professional teams. IN 'ne e",'e'
,,aved against other college teams rrhee'o" ia,
oorod n total OF 301 runs to total OF ios LOT an
onooren.s Ten championship games were scneuuieu'
~. +, uas necessary TO play only nine OF THESE
n,o.or thinning three OF the five Harvard-Prince-
ton games before the final game was que l" ,"eae
nine championship games the PrncetohiaiS nav e
, victorious six times. and have been defeated
,hrea times \ total score OF o. runs Is cieu'e' "
the Tigers as against a. for their oppoheh'S'
Wv naorasf rival for championship honors was
Harvard. , os or.
The record stood: Princeton, three games won
Harvard one game wcn total score rr"nce'o'' OF
rms. Harvard Is runs The kindly feellng that
Gas aspayed between the two teams ala much 70
troryhen the friendly ties OF the rival colleges ana
49, princeton players are full OF praise for the
.ao,n,ent received at the hands OF the Cambridge
people III, vi, 49,.
record Is much more favorable to Princeton al
enough II was necessary to play the entire series be-
fore the championship was secured The score stood:
Prl
scored a total OF 81 runs, Yale IT,
A. tho close of the final championship game the
Princeton team unanimously elected Captain Brad
,ev 10 succeed himself for the coming season Brad
lev has proved Of the most successful captains
Princeton has had In many year. With five va
cancies IN the team when he took charge OF II. and
not altogether promising material to fill up the holes
with he has developed a team that plays with the
harmony of a machine. Three OF the members OF
.hrs wears team were graduated at the recent COM
mencernent viz Gunster, '96. third 5aseman: Ward.
sc. shortstop, and Titus. go catcher Gunster has
played on the Varsity Tor tour years and is valu
able man. His position will be hard to FILL Pierre
Ward 'gj who made the winning that brought
hack the championship 10 Princeton, Is son of the
Rev DR.. Ward of Dansyile. \; Y, graduate OF
prnce on In the class OF 60 and I'm his college days
prominent athlete and captain OF the baseball team.
Ward the younger. has always been prominent
candidate for the team, but owing to the that
up 10 this year there was plethora OF material for
shortstcp has not heretofore played on the Varsity
The present season, however, he has distinguished
himself enough 10 make up for lost time He is
acknowledged be the best shorstop Princeton has
after him but without success. Walter Titus 90
of Trenton y j., played as substitute catcher last
Saptain bradley TO take Smith from behind the bat
10 I'M the vacancy at second base and Titus has nut
up a magnificent game In his stead.
year. as will all the substitutes. Kelly. IS. first
and Wilson %. pitchers Bradley 49, fielder and
Altman 81, fielder and pitcher. can be relied on to
~: Wheeler. 81: Jayne. 81 and Geer 49, will also he
back and will all try hard for positions. Kafer
Lawrencevil.e's crack catcher viii enter the elias,
athletes will enter with next years freshman class
Consequently high hopes are entertained of retain
addition the celebration held at Princeton on the
night after the game preparatons are being made
students return to college. Coach Billy Earle whose
oversight OF the championship team did much to win
the necessary games has been engaged for next
sea