New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
BASEBALL
YALE WINS FROM PRINCETON
TEAM WORK AND TIMELY BATTING
PRIME FACTORS OF THE VICTORY.


NASSAU FAB. TO HIT At THE RIGHT TINE.
Once more AT the close OF baseball season that
hogan with no particularly bright prospects and
grew less hopeful It advanced toward COM
rnencement Day. Yale has bobhed NJ calmly ana
sereneiv with n final victory over her od flNH''
Princeton Beginning the Princeton series Win
crushing defeat and continuing 1t with victory
BY n narrow margin, Yale finished Il yesterday oS
taxing the deciding game by the impressive score
offs For three innings the game was H." zen
IN every sense Of the word After that the result
YVES scarcely in doubt.
The game played in the presence OF apou'
eight thousand spectators. who journeyod 10 INC
Polo Grounds IN spite of the adverse atl'4c.io"N
~ Suburban Day. two ball games IN brooklyn
"a o,v ru,bcr OF bicycle meets The crowd was
n representative assembly Of college men ana
their friends although there was present soodiy
number OF the mistaken faithful who haoituahy
gather to see Andy Freedman's players strive ~
get into the last place in he League race D! ~
staluents The big granlstanl was nearly hlcu
and was gay with the colors OF the oovs Iroi"
Nassau Hall and Old Els SONS. BEHIND inc ne'-
ting that protects the heads of the nuiltudc from
contact with foul tips sat large and vocal 'hroAs
Of enthusiasts from the New-Jcrsey college Many
O, them had come to the city with the team on
Friday night 10 get used TO the climate and II
a Judgment may be formed from the quality ana
quantity OF the blasts OF melody which PROCEEDED
from that particular section OF the grahos'ahu'
the acciimation bowling success. contrary
20 their us lal custom the Yale men were some
what scattered but there vas n Yale Assembly oi
toerable proportions that had a heavenly sly
Tin" In the northwest corner Of the stand up IN
der the roof These were the two principal con
Germs engaged In the manufacture OF tuinul'' an"
the tumult and the shoutings were not allowed 10
die for long at time at any stage of the proceeo
ings.
THE STAND HAD AN AZURE TINGE
vle VIII q
NH, V not absorbed in shattering the atmosphere
=. II ,rlem were not the less interested and VINO
,.o-y generally displayed their coors. The stahu
had an azure tinge for the most part excep'ihe
for that part given over TO the Delegation ii''"
Sew-Jers. Y. Yale partisans MADE h'te "olse A.
erst hut 7 Sinceton adherents We're confidently w.
c,ferous fro n the start. They explained hari"o-
r,ons,v at Vst that they We're the boys from
S.,, Iar-seer" which nobody was disposed 'o'
doubt They declared frequently tnat the!
wouldn't do tSing TO the Els lhey ""eu az!
nauses that mglN otherwise have been a"h""'".
,,h ,he locomotive "Siss Boom. An! and they
d,d all the other IT, ings that they always do "he'
,ha wearers Of the Princeton stripes are engage
in athletic combat. a tall young man III "'"ON
led the human orchestra with grace ana Pre0is'o"'
and n forest Of straw hats ana SUCKS anu Maps
kept time 10 the music $1,000, -,
The game was curious. combination VI e0 g.
"a ,,ovirg Vale won because Greenway was
steady al critical points. ie1d when Prihce'o" ao
men on bases his felders backed him UP p'U' mig
and successfully. When ue Yale par"sa"S
demanding odds in the betting before 'ne s
they had much to say about Greenways sore arm
Now II Is impossible 70 say how sore '"a' 50
right arm was Yale has always been IN 'ei' ipi'
sha,a inc, before a decisive athletic contest. Her
nIavers are forever jux able TO sit UP ana take
a little nourishment. Her football pIaytcS are par
ticularly addicted to the perncious pra''hce Oh 30
ing into a game on crutches. while her sprin'ers
frorn az "A
But somehow other they occasioha ~ VIII
crutches spllnts and all. They won WIZ "reeh-
WAYS glass arm yesterday. The errors tally up SIX
apiece and the hits were as evenly dVi'~u' ou'
Vale nut the hits together IN an attractive bouquet
and divided her errors 20 impartaiy tna' ho
inning might be Jealous. while Princetons routoh-
Mere was constructed of male'dorous errors ana
her hits were placed in solitary confinement But
the development of the game was more slgn 'cah'
than the simple score makes evident Ihere was 10
YaIe's field play altogether aspect that was
little less than picturesque. When a ball shot on
from a Princeton bat there was generally more
than one man where il fell. The nhelders backed
Zach other ND In a way that saved more than one
run and at least two Of the errors were or the
sort that must be classed as excusabe. Princetons
work in the field. the contrary. lacked the ma
chine quality that comes from constant and Ju-
dIcous coaching, for II the average college pail
player is well coached. he does not forget his les
sons when It comes time to put them in practice
Bases were left uncovered several times when the
baseman was fielding ball Wild throws occa-
sionally found nobody TO recover them promptly
and Kelly for one. guilty OF bad judgment in
taking ball that he should have left 10 Burke IN
order 10 salt II down on first.
Hilebrand put up good game In the box To
be sure he was not always able 20 keep the hits
scattered but the support he received was not
calculated to encourage him. He struck out seven
men, finding Eddy a particularly choice victim, and
10. Fao ON ka ha-
hand. he hit two and gave another his base
on balls Every OF these three af,erward
crossed the plate.
De saules and Wallace must pe credited with
the star fielding plays Of the day In the second
inning the football player got after an exceedingly
awkward bounder from Burkes bat pulled 1t
down and. with the motion. tossed 1t TO
wadsworth just in time TO make the out Wal
laces contribution came in the eighth inning.
when Princeton making her last rally. TWO
men were out and two bases. Easton
drove a long liner to deep right centre. Wallace
got after IT, and Just barely soooped II in with
hand. That took the heart out Of the Tigers.
Hazen also made fine stop and throw off kelly's
bat in the eighth inning. Kelly was certainly safe
the play. but the umpire couldn't see 1t that
way That fact does not detract from the glory
due to Hazen however. For Princeton Hutchings
made a great stop and throw In the seventh inning
OF De .saules's bat. but that was about the only
trous. and Burke's were more
PRINCETON's GOOD BEGINNING.
The game opened with Princeton at the bat.
Su;er cracked a single. to the great delight OF
the Princeton enthusiasts who said TO
other. I'VE won't do thing TO Greenway's sore
arm" But two Of the next three men struck out
and the other Wears victim. DE Saulles got
hit with the ball. stole second. assisted by Kafers
high throw. and scored the first Of the game
when Hutchings fumbed Greenway's grounder.
HIllebrand evened things up IN the second inning
Camps tumble. steal. sullivan's poor throw
and another tumble by Camp Of Burkes grounder.
Princeton took the lead in the third inning and
Get her hackers wild with delight by adding two
runs to her tally Butler and Burke scored on
combination. in which base balls. sacrifice
hit by Hillebrand and singles by Burke and Wat
kins the dynamic factors. This the
height. breadth and depth OF Princetons scoring.