New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
A BLOW FOR HARVARD.
THE DEFEAT BY WILLIAMS AT BASEBALL
GOSSIP AMONG THE COLLEGE
ATHLETES

The defeat of the Harvard nine by Williams on
Tuesday. while it may perhaps be considered as
mere passing episode, at the same time indicates
pretty clearly that the crimson baseball team is in
great need of shaking up The men had been
playing constantly improving game throughout
the preliminary season and up to the Princeton con-
test last Saturday. In that game. however. the
men went pretty badly TO pieces when their pitcher
weakened. and they have apparently been some
what demoralized ever since. After the game at
Princeton some old Princeton baseball experts OK
pressed the opinion that Harvard had the making
Of team fully equal 10 the Tigers But IT is time
that the crimson players settled down very quickly
into shape If they are TO make fair showing this
season. They ought to defeat the Quakers in the
first game Of the series in Philadelphia on Satur-
day, for the Pennsylvania men have not an espe-
cialy strong aggregation this year Close observers
would have readily declared that Harvard would
be the winner. but their theories are rather unset
by the showing made against Williams. Princeton
will play the return game with Cornell in Ithaca on
Saturday. Those who remember the close call that
Cornell gave Princeton in the first contest will
look forward with interest to the struggle on
Saturday. Princeton has improved greatly in the
last fortnight and. though the Ithacans will be on
their home ground. they can hardly hope TO make
head against the orange and black
Gossip on all the college campuses is now keen
over the intercollegiate games to be held one week
from tomorrow and Saturday. The contests this
year win be on Manhattan Field for the first tine
since 1896 To Pennsylvania is generally conceded
first place. for she still has hand q good number
of her star performers of last year. Kranzlen can
be depended upon to take first place in both the
hurdle races. and the Quakers count also upon first
place In the broad jump and at least two of the fiat
dashes In fact. It Is not difficult figure out seven
first prizes for Pennsylvania and with lead Ike
that the Quakers would be practically invincible
Yale has been figuring securing second place by
hook crook. but most followers Of track and field
sports do not see very well how the Ellis can figure
out enough medals TO get the second position Har-
ward had very good set of consistent performers
in the dual games last Saturday, and they took
many second and third places. Yale men dcclar.
that Harvard will be overcome, however by having
her field events, In which she especially strono
captured by PENNSYLVANIA men. This may happen
10 certain extent. but IL can hardly rebound to
the great benefit of Yale.
1t is great tribute TO Davey. the Harvard boat
builder whose yards are within stones throw of
the Harvard boathouse on the Charles, that Yale
should have given him the contract for the building
Of the Yale shells For many years Yale has
had her shells built at Troy, while Harvard has
patronized Davey and has used little besides cedar
shells Yale now acknowledges the superior merit
OF the Harvard shells, and Will have Davey build
this spring an eight-oared racing shell, and also
four-oared boat
Harvard has just decided upon her new quar-
tiers upon the Thames. at New London They Will
be called Riverside, and will be situated tho
high ground just below the Yale quarters. at Gales
Ferry This hardly convenient the old
quarters of Red Top. There is a steep pitch from
the quarters down 10 the water, and considerable
grading will have 10 be done The Yale and Har-
ward rivals will be far closer together than be-
fore. and will be able TO watch each others every
movement.
well together. and changes are likely 10 be made
within q week or two. The agitation over reducing
the from four miles 10 three Is still being
kept UP In series OF letters published by THE
Harvard Bulletin, paper printed weekly, prin-
cipally about athletics and for the benefit and
enlightenment Of Harvard graduates