New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
PRINCETON DOWNS OLD ELI.
WINS THE INTERCOLLEGIATE BASEBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP By 90 TO s.
TALES FRIENDS SURPRISED AND DIsHEARrENhi
BY THE SORRY SHOWING MADE By THEIR
TEAM-THE GAME DECIDED BY COSTLY
ERRORS AND POOR BATTING
IN THE FIRST Part.

IN THE FIRST Part.
There Is weeping and gnashing OF teeth IN the
camp OF OLD Eli for yesterday its colors were
,ramped In the dust on the baseball diamond al
Manhattan Field by the sons Of Nassau. who are
therefore the champions Of the intercollegiate
Baseball Association. 1t was a mournfu PROCESSION
~ vyearers Of the blue which left the field AFTER
the game for the Tiger had SIMPLY piayeo an
around her oid-time adversary and had cap'uieu
the championship honors by the score OF . 10 o.
As;er the second inning Yale was compe'eS az
pr.nceton's mercy for her helders played raggedi'
e,d STONED and threw the ball as though IL was Il
practice game early in the season. III was al 'he
ne, tina, the Tigers showed up strongest. They
were asked 10 sclve the curves OF Feary' ana 'ne!
ola Il In an extremely easy manner Inc! "iso
punched their hits while Yale Piled up errors by
fumhling the ball and throwing it around the dia-
nond in n fashion calculated 10 make their ir'ehus
6es,air In the nth inning Feary was replaced IN
tho hoy nv Heckor who did fairly well. allowing
or,v two men 10 cross the plate in the next -FOUR
innings When Heckor was sent in to ptch' now
over the game had been wen by Princeton.
In to Yesterday Yale and Princeton had met III
.o co,ros This season and each had won a game.
r,,e SONS of Vii lowered the colors OF old Nassau
n fortnich, ago Yesterday at Ncw-Haven by 'he
score OF 10 10 In ten-inning game. "eeh
later the TIGERS turned the tables on their oiu
foe TO tho tune Of &c 10 $. When play was C'ii'u
nj c:1o o'clock Yesterday afternoon over SIX thou
tho diamond at Manhattan Field. and steaoy
stream Of coleg.aus end admirers of the teams
was mourning through the gates into the erou"uS
Every part Of the field assigned to spectators was
bright with the colors of the two uniFers"'cS
Hundreds and hundreds OF men and women wore
the colors of Yale or carried Yale hags anu 'neie
were inst as many with the Princeton colors
It was an almost perfect day for bascoai' az
though the spectators In the grandstano sMere''u
and persp~ed. not a breath OF cooi an oe"
into the stand. In practice both yale ana r'i''e
ION made some exceedingly clever plays anu
when the game was called nearly two-thiros Oh
tbose present expected to witness an excl'ihg anu
exharating contest. ~.
PRINCETON went to the bat first Bradley nit a
high ball TO rightfcld. which Wallace eas''!
caught Easton, the next batsman' was MI Ny
ritched ball and took second on a Wlld thfo" u!
Fearv After Kafer had struck out hlt 10
short which was fumbled wild throw over Let
tons head b. FnCke and a poor thro" u 'ii'"
by Goodwin, followed by base on baiis anu ."o
basehits netted Princeton four runs. III ile' MS
inning Yale got two runs after two men mao struoh
out ana two were on bases by singles 10y flhche
md Camp Yale played wretchedly In the INN"
inning and Princeton scored seven runs. MN!
was the first batsman up in this inning MS hsn
fly TO centreiied fell into Captain hea'oi h"'"'
and stayed there.
When Smith stepped to the bat there was a
mighty cheer from the Princeton contingent ne
responded 10 the cheers ny getting MS pase Oh
balls Altman put bounder in Feary's hahu' ou'
the latter fumbed the ball and made Wild pitch,
GLOWING the runners move up base Butler
ran 10 first on bad balls. and the bases were
fun Altman and Smith came home on HiiIeDraho
hit past tIncke and Goodwins error Jayne MI LOT
a base, and two more men scored on errors ,Dy
f,reenWay and Fincke. Bradley got irst on Dalis,
Easton went out from snort 10 first. and on the
play Jayne scored A single by kafer over second
sent Bradley the rubber and moment later
Kafer scored on Kelly's hit 10 right There was
sign of relief from the Yale men when Smith hit
Nv which Greenway easily caught retiring the
Ia I'm 20 q
drove a pretty double to the centreleid ana ran
home on Gieenways hit 10 short and on an error by
Butler.
The Tiger had another batting attack In the
fifth inning and scored six more runs, with the
aid of glarng errors by Yale Kelly started the
run-getting in this inning after Easton had been
caught tapping off first base. He got his base on
four bad balls stole second and moved up TO
third by base on balls being presented TO Smith
and Altman With the bases full. Butler waited
for four wide balls. forcing in Kelly. Hillebrand
then singled bringing in Smith and Altman. But
Ter stole second and a hit 10 left field by Jayne
crossed the plate. Feary then taken out OF
the box. and Heckcr took his place. He began
BY hitting Bradley, thus filling the bases again. :
Easton the second batsman TO face him. hit