The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
seven thousand Persons See the Hall Game a
Cambridge.

seven thousand Persona See the Hall Game ut
Cambridge.
CAMBRIDGE. June 2S.-Harvard defeated Yale
on Holmes Field this afternoon, Z to 5. The game
was not very well played by either nine, but the
closeness Of the score throughout the contest
made IL an exciting one. To Charley Paine moro
than to any other one man belongs the credit of
the victory, for it was his mastery pitching
which robbed Yale Of several good chances to
score. Paine struck out eleven men, and the
eight hits which Yale made were scattered. 1t
was a beautiful day for the great contest. warm
and bright, and a class day crowd of over 1000
persons watched tho game. Yale's work in the
field was a disappointment. and her errors
were all rather costly. Hecker started in
to pitch. but became very wild in the third and
was replaced by Fincke. Neither was hit very
hard. The contest was almost entirely devoid
OF brilliant individual work. Scannell caught q
grand game, and was In the play every minute.
Stevenson and Chandler both made bad errors,
but they did not cost runs. Burgess made q
very pretty catch of Greenway's bat in the first,
and then made a bad error. which let in a run in
the fourth. On the Yale team Realtors playing
he marred his record by q bad tumble in the
eighth. which let in a run.
first, but he was doubled up By TIC sharp heid.
ing of Paine the next minute. Then Lotion
cracked out q two-bagger, but he was left on
second. for Burgess made o pretty catch Of
Greenway's liner TO right. Harvard went out
In order in her half. Yale had a good chance to
score in the second. With one out Camp put a
hot grounder past Stevenson. and Wallace went
to first on balls. Paine was equal TO the coca
sion, however. and struck out both. Goodwin
Soannell singled, but was caught. at second.
Stevenson went out, Fincke to Letton. and
Burgess got first on Lotions error. Burgess
stole second and scored on Deans neat single to
right.
Yale tied the score in the third. Keator was
hit by Paine and stole second; Hazen and Let
ton succumbed to Paine's curves, but Greenway
sent Keator across the plate with u safe hit.
Harvard in her half went the Ellis three better.
Hecker sent three men to first on balls, and q
passed ball and Beale's single did the rest. The
visitors sent the little coterie of Yale men who
were cheering Justify behind the catcher nearly
wild by tying the score In the fourth. Paine
sent Camp to first on balls and Wallace sent q hot
hit to right which got by Burgess. Camp scoring.
The next two men were easy outs. Keator got in
a scratch. hit and Hazen lined out q pretty one to
left which nettod two more runs. Harvard took
the lead again in the seventh by good, hard hit
ting, Paine hit a long one, which got away from
TO centre for two bases, sending Paine and Rand
home. In the eighth Harvard clinched her vic
tory. Stevenson put a safe one over second and
Burgess sacrificed. Dean sent Burgess home
with a single to centre. In the ninth Yale made
| her traditional rally. With two out, Letton
lined out a pretty single to right. Then Green
way hit for two bases to left, scoring Letton.
Eincke closed the game by striking out. The
score: