The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
WINHARDUPHILLGAME
Yale In The Lead Till Eighth Inning Con.
test Fought To The Bitter End-Win-
ming Crews Cheered By Their
Rivals Fine Exhibition of
craftsmanship.

New York, July Harvard has con-
quered Yale once more, and by doing
so has again won championship. On
the polo grounds this afternoon her
base ball team won by score of IL to
10 in one of the closest and most ex-
citing contests in the history of college
base ball. Harvard's was a decisive
victory, and only earned after a grand
uphill fight.
The Yale mon were outplayed at
every point of the game, but were not
to be beaten without a struggle They
were outbatted two to one, but while
Robertson allowed hits, Fitz and Morse
gave bases on balls, which were re-
9sponsible for most of Yale's runs. In
fielding, there was only one team in
it and that was Harvard. Had Carr
and Quimby played clean game, there
would have been different tale. Quinn.
by was directly responsible for Har-
wards two runs in the eighth after
Yale had secured what seemed to be E
winning lead. There were two errors
made by Yale in the ninth when Har
ward got her three runs, but they hard
ly had any bearing on the result. as
Harvard batted strongly in this inning
The crowd that came to the game was
not as large as was expected, not more
than 1000 being present. These, how
ever. kept things humming. The cheer
ing was almost incessant Harvard S
victorious crews were on hand, and
they whooped it UP for the team, and
then the crowd whooped it up for them
until it sounded like one continuous
whoop. When the crews appeared, they
were loudly cheered.
Then happened something that
showed true college sportsmanship.
The Yale rooters stood up some SOC
strong and gave nine long "rahs" for
the Harvard crew. These ''rahs" were
returned with interest by the victors
in honor of the vanquished. After the
game Captain Haughton Of the team
and Captain Higginson of the crew
WClC 1AIiSo al OdllQ llc llClQ ny lilc
crowd. singing This is Harvard
year.
The teams came on at $40, Yale TAX
ing the field. Laughlin was allowed to
walk. and Sears got a crack, in the
ribs with one of Robertsons hot in
shoots. Houghton set the Harvard
"rooters" cheering by placing pretty
sacrifice in front of the plate. Reid fol-
lowed with hit to right, sending tw o
runs across the plate. Robertson then
steadied down and struck out Gall
braith and Dibblee popped an easy fly
to Wallace in right.
The Yale contingent cheered Desaul-
les when he came to bat, but the best
the Yale captain could do was to send
grounder to short, on which he was
retired. Quimby got to first on balls,
but he went out when he tried to steal
second, Reid making a splendid threw.
Camps fly to Laughlin ended the in
ming. Harvard "rooters" were given
another chance to cheer in the second.
After Clark was retired, Fincke hit a
pop fly back of first base that netted
two bases. Fitz's out at first sent
Fincke to third, and when Camp fun
bled Laughlin's grounder, Finclse
scored. Laughlin came to grief trying
to steal second.
Yale's turn to cheer came in her half
of the second. Sullivan placed a pretty
single in left. Wallace hit a liner
straight to Clark, but it was too hot,
and there was a Yale player on second
and third. Cook then raised a high
one to the extreme left field line, which
Dibblee, after long run got under
and muffed. Then while Dibblee was
holding the ball, apparently ratified,
Sullivan ran home amid thundercus
cheering. Waddelrs little grounder
forced Cook at second. 1t enabled Wal
lace to reach third, however. Waddell
stole second.
The noise at this stage was almost
deafening. Eddy got base on balls,
filing the bases. Robertson here sent
a safe grounder past second, apd Wal
lace came home. Sharp fielding on the
part of Dibblee kept Waddell at third,
the bases still being occupied. Desaul-
les popped up a foul which Reid get.
The noise seemed to have a demon aliz-
ing effect on Fitz, and he gave Qulmpy
base on balls. forcing Waddell across
the plate. He followed this by making
a wild pitch, and Eddy crossed the
rubber. Fitz could not stay the tide.