The sun., 1901-06-11
Met Columbia Seniors on the Diamond and Lost
by One Run.

No innovation has met with such success
in years at Columbia University "a the base
ball game played yesterday between the
professors and the members Of the graduating &
class For seven innings the struggle was
keen and the seniors barely won ont IN the
last inning by falling on Prof Bike Of the
department Of mathematics at Teachers
College formerly Of the Dickinson College
team. who was the faculty pitcher. South
Fiald. the scene of the contest. was crowded
with students. members Of the faculty and
many women. At the beginning Of the game
there was but little chance for merriment
as the professors were attired in dIgnifed
costumes and played remarkably good ball
Anxiety reigned In the student camp IN the
fourth and nth innings a. the faculty pounded
out hit after hit and assumed the lead.
In the sixth inning the irst evidence Of
strategy appeared Moore OF the senior
team Collided with Dr Champion Of the de-
partment Of biology at second base and the
for several seconds The seniors Cheerod
their champion wildly and advised him to
treat Dr. JOhnst0ne on third base IN similar
fashion. Dr. Champion was cheered. how
ever. when he arose and continued to play
The seniors developed an unpleasant habit
OF sliding aimles,ly around tho bases and
putting the faculty members out with any
thing but . gentle touch Leroy Mason
Beaman ~ Teachers College. "a former Var
sity PLAYER. played beautiful game and
nipped many senior runs In the bud Prof
Pegram said hi, work IN centre field was
harder than reading eNtuiiHatiOn papers
The undergraduates. Inspired by the cheers
Of their classmates. began TO work havoc
in the sixth inning Three men got their
on balls, forcing in second run. At this
stage the seniors attempted a subtle trick
With the bases filed. they changed their
batting order and brought Armstrong. who
plays on the Varsity team. UP To the bat
lie had made Two three-base hits and was
counted on 10 hit again Ia the nick of time
Dr Rudolf Tombs. the faculty manager
discovered the rnse and the regular batter
by a two-basc hit and the game was won
strangely enough. the juniors cheered for
the faculty, while the Barnard girls. who were
present ia numbers were non-committal.
players aS they had been holding secret
practice for the past week The best Of good
feeling prevailed and the seniors declared
they had more admiration for the faculty
after the game than before. The teams
played as follows
Facul,y-Dr. Leroy Mason Berman Secrctary ~
Teacher,' College, shortstop Dr. u. j. Champion,
department Of biology at Barnard College, second
4. Tomb. Germanlc department.. nrsi base Dr. J.
Knapp, Latin department Of Barnard, left ncld Prof
c. Miller department u chemistry. catcher; Dr. =.
3. Johhs,one, depsLirnen! q physics, third base
McCrea, department - Latin, and Dr. Mars,on T.
Bogcrt. department. Of chemistry, rlgh, neld
third base: 4. 4. Iio.hm. shortStop; q. Armstrong
second base; +. Ringer nr,i bsse, p. English aud
Z. J, Edwards. j.. centre field j. -; Moore and J;
Smith. Jr., right n'ld v. A. bcnsel. catcher. and
II. y. Buckley. pitcher. The score.
gss%g y.sIa,y .........SS ..........S 81 iosS ! :
Gnpies Prot. william ilallocE department Of
physics, and II. y. Heyer. 'o2 science.