The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
HARVARD VICTORIOUS.
y4LE'S VARSITY DEFEL TED IN THE
DECIDING BASEBALL GAME.

seven thousand Enthusiass SEQ an EHcit-
Ing Battle at the Polo GrounEs-Errora
by the New Haven Team Fatal-The
Crimson Players support Their Pitchers.
Flushed with the magnificent triple victory
over Yale at New London last Thursday after
noon and eager to put the finishing touches on
the most successful athletic year ever expert
enced by the Cambridge collegians. Harvard
stalked proudly out on the Polo Grounds yester-
day afternoon in the shane OF nine sturdy base
ball players to do battle for the last time this
year with his ancient rival. Yale. When the
game was over Harvard had added another
victory to the long list. and nothing is left for
the Crimson lads to do during the next three
months but figure up their increased bank
accounts and relate how 1t all happened.
Viewed In the light Of a scientific baseball
contest. the game was not up to the standard.
but az a spectacular vision OF wild excitement.
which kept the spectators on edge from the
time when Umpire Tim Hurst tossed the white
ball out to Pitcher Robertson until three hours
after when Quinby's grounhPr to Galbrath
had been folded safely into Haughtons mitt at
first. it was a glorious success.
First Harvard started oil with rush which
astounded even her most partisan supporters.
Then Yale got together In the second inning
and piled up six runs. which gave them IA lead
a secure hold on the game. In the sixth Har-
ward tied the score. but Yale again forged
ahead in the seventh. only to he tied by the
determined Cambridge lads in the eighth.
With the score 10 to II in the ninth. Harvards
batters fell upon Robertson in way that set
the crimson iags fluttering SO as to put to
shame all the former efforts OF the afternoon.
Three hits and two errors did the business
and made the score 10 to 10 in Harvard favor.
Yale had another trial, but Harvard did not seem
to care. They apparently had lost the old-time
fear OF the big white Y. for when the Yale mon
came to bat In the last Of the ninth. big Bart
Hayes. who did the pitching for the Crimson
varsity last year. climbed out OF the grand
stand and called upon all true Harvard men to
give three time s three and tiger" for another
big victory over Yale The cheer was given
with such will that the Yale slogan. which
had been growing gradually weaker all the
afternoon, was completely smothered There
was nothing in sight but one great mass OF
drawn-out "Rahs.' with three mighty ".Har-
yards" tackled on the end: The players them;
smiled loftily at Yaes frantic. dying efforts.
II don't feel sorry for, them q single Bit,
as Eey ThS Sa hd% ss 6d
the excited crowd of youths who were rushing
triumph to the clubhouse in the Yale
dressing rooms there was a sad scene after
blue.clad players of the field. deserted by
nearly all Of the Yale rooters and coaches
The little dust -coyered band look ed askance at
the joyful Harvard supporters. dancing In wild
glee around their, successful athletes. They
filed into the dressing rooms without word.
| sihe and left for their homes.
Before the game the Hae ooaChers led by
G que ton Of S" tan mo-" we win p but ws
S!ESr YIN Gsors for 1iss RSG0' team D:sa
ths unusual Tesp21ns6iIity on their SHOULDERS
ditch game. only to lose in the end. The game
was won by Harvard because they batted hard
son, Who pitched for, Yale; was hit safely
! fifteen times. but he kept this large mum Der
scattered VEL through the nine innings
on balls, But for the many infeld errors Yale
would have won out by safe score; Fitz
the second inning by series Of four clean hits.
one of which was a three Dagger. Morse
thu ve n1S nn PnSs he
unable to find the, plate and gave no less than
eight bases on balls besides hitting a man and
ported Morse, we'll, and helped him out OF
That the game was played for blood and that
! there was no love lost between the rival teams
sces to % Gy BY
h@ryara pqysF T9 m Dnn noSsaPs 10, 81
EsyGp came in f. fr2 ,Rs rl third De
who had been coac hing. trotted down the line
after Reid. and reached the plate inst as SnIi l
wan sh AHr Was scorng
third dived against, himand Haughton laughed
IN his face There The Uer" evidently n g, htiiEh
| and Ioughlin Joined in the discussion. and the
! other players we're starting for the plate, II
between the teams. But Umpire Hurst calm ed
| things down quickly, and motioned both
IN tns and I n5nr t% ns S%
| SullIvan's way. and more talking was INDUCED
in. Haughton was Missed roundly by the Yale
coaching line, in the last few innings. but he
smiled, b!andly and once e., waved his hand
towards the angry New Haven contingent In
There was crowd Of at least 1000 persons
when the G"Eapb Thy came
Vicinity Just before 3 o'clock we're damned by
a good nptured. pushing mob resembling the
at Manhattan Field: The football effect was
further, heightened by tho large numbe Of
iiceme;n stationed at the elevated station.
The SPECTATORS were composed almost en-
tirely of Harvard synrathizers, With the ex.
| ception OF a comparatively small band OF 600
rooters in the north end Of the grand stand
who cheered faithfully to the very end, and Q
throughout tho stands, everything was Grim
| son. One thousand braZen- throated young m ef
seated together in the south end of the stauC
| yelled almost necessarily from o'clock until
| g. nterruptlng the strong Harvard cheer only
to scream a taunting 1.-The at the Yale end a bou
| In song to encourage the Harvard players
| The words to one Of the songs that went with
n catching swing TO the tune OF John Brownl
| Body" were;
| Glory, glory for the Crimson;
Glorv, glory for the Crimson;
| Glory, glory for the Crimson.
| For this is Haryards day.
| Fair Harvard" was another favorite with
| the crowd. and there was all impressive scene
| near the opening OF the game when the sonI
| was sung for the first time. AS the notes o
the grand old college hymn rolled out. gray
| haired Harvard graduates arose on all sdet
and Ioned in, keeping time by waving thei
| flags, hats or canes.
Another picturesque feature happened in the
frat inning. Yalc's baseball team had JUS
trotted out to their positions. when an ear
srittiHg roar went UP from the Harvard sec