The San Francisco call., 1896-05-24
Intricate Calculations of the
Tutors Fail to Win the
Game.
THEIR PLAY TOO SCIENTIFIC.
The University President Retreats
Before Fly Sent Into His
Territory.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, May
23-The event to-day and one of the main
features of the commencement week pro-
gramme was the customary game between
the faculty baseball nine and the gradual
ing class nine. Until last year the faculty
aggregation had proved too strong for the
graduates, but in the 1895 game they suf-
fered a bad defeat. To-day they fell again
before the students, though their defeat
was far from discreditable one, the score
being % TO % when the affair ended.
The seniors evidently expected much
easier victory and were surprised at the
pertinacity of the professors in climbing
up the tally sheet.
A crowd of fully 1900 people, most of
them students but many of them visitors
from neighboring towns, turned out to see
DR.. Jordan and his nine play ball. The
seniors seemed bent on rattling the
''profs, for not content with the ordinary
vestments of the ballplayer they donned
odds and ends of all sorts-lounging suits,
boomers. loose shirts and anything else
that might add absurdity to their appear
ance. Their faces were colored as black as
SCOT could make them and as the game
progressed and the hot sun got in its work
they presented an appearance not unlike a
transforming minstrel aggregation after
a mile foot race.
The faculty put up pretty good ball, ex-
cept for a few wild throws, and showed
that If the members would leave their re-
searches tor a short time they would nave
no trouble in disposing of most baseb pail
aggregations. There was a good deal Of
good-natured guying of the dignifed pro-
fessors, who, however, seemed to enjoy
the sport immensely and were we'll salts
fed with the showing they made.
DR. Jordan usually plays first base, but
he was made so sore ana stiff last year by
the unaccustomed exercise that he was
bothered for some days afterward. and de-
termined to prevent recurrence of such
Affections by playing as center fielder,
where he hoped to have little to do.
The game lasted nearly three hours, but
there were so many lau liable incidents
and so many exciting moments that the
match was interesting throughout.
The faculty men went first to the bat
Professor Murray. who handles Greek and
baseball with equal skill. took first on
balls, and the crowd yelled, Murray !!
Murray! Good boy, NJ Murray!" as he slid to
second according to the rules prescribed
Oy hOlaSCs HAo t4lc S6ulOT
pitcher, and Murray reached third on a
wild ball. In the meantime Professor
Richardson, who is an adept chemist, also
negotiated first on four balls and stole Sec
ond. Professor Kellogg went out on a pop
hy and Hoskin reached first on Morrison's
wild throw, while the Greek exponent and
the chemist trotted over the plate.
DIR. Jordan now came to the bat and pre-
sented formidable appearance as he drew
back to swat the ball. The doctor ap-
parently didn't "have his eye with him."
though after foul or two he was encour-
aged by shouts OF You're all right, doc
tor, and Now you've found ltp' Van
derveer's curves we're evidently nonplusing
the doctors theories on evolution, when
his life was saved by a passed ball, which
Morrison failed to hold on the third strike
DR.. Jordan had a substitute from the
Varsity run the bases for him, and he sat
on the players bench with a satisfied air
as his ubstitute stole second.
Professor Hoskins cam in on a passed
ball, and Professor Fish, whose vocation is
that of expounder of the art of civil engi-
neering, ran liner out to Vanderveer and
failed to reach first on his calculation.
In the seniors half no score was made.
Frankenheimer few out to Dr. Angel,
whose psychological training evidently
fitted him for a tirst-class fielder Nagel
hit safely, but was caught out while trying
to evade second baseman AngelPs vigilant
regard. McLaine reached first, stole Sec
ond and third in a daring manner, which
came near causing the faculty men to lose
their calm and deliberation; but he "died"
on third, Reynolds striking out.
The faculty were shut out in their half
of the second. Professor Young of the
chemistry department being the only man
who could find the ball. In the second
half six runs were netted, chiefly on wild
throws by the professors.
The third was an interesting part of the
game, for here the faculty tied the score.
Professor Kellogg. the bugologist of the
university, found Vanderveer's twisters
similar to the heas on which the professor
is authority-they are mighty hard to
touch, and, as result, he didn't touch
them. Professor Hoskins. by one of his
intricate mathematical formulas made an
apparently safe hit, but, unfortunately,
was slow in getting down to first and was
put out. DR.. Jordan concluded to try the
efficacy Of patience when he came TO the
Dat ana was rewarded by getting his base
on balls, and his substitute made a run
for him. DIR. Wood followed DIR. Jordan's
example and also made a run on clever
base-stealing and Angels and Fish's hits.
Wood and Fish both came in and Profess
,sor Murray famed out.
The seniors made two more runs in the
third-Fife and Vanderyeer coming in.
Again the ''profs" tied the score in the
fourth inning, making two runs. But the
seniors In their half went clear out of
range by making five runs. The mentors
we're kept C. .asing all over the field for
long hits. One fly was lined out to DR..
Jordan's territory, but when it hove into
sight the president of Leland Stanford Jr.
University made up his mind that d1scre-
ton was the better part of valor, and took
the ball on the bound instead of on the
fly, much to the amusement of the spec
tators.
In the second half of the fifth, with the
s"ore standing IA to 10, the professors