New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
HARVARD THE CHAMPION
nrEE4TS YALE IN THE LAST
INNING OF GAME.
TIED SCORE IN EIGHTH. LED IN
FIRST or NINTH -CoLoRED PLAY
Frs WINNING; RUN

r,;anr ruanopUVres. fncXcusahle errors. good
:. ba5 work on the bases and everything else
20, goes 10 make baseball. Americas national
,,e the most spectacular Of field sports.
-,,,5ers are made IN ali sports but they show
more clearly and thoroughly in baseball. be
srse each man on the team PLAYS in an in
s,r+dna1 position widely separated from his fell
s and hlunders consequently are more ap
-sn1 Again faults of omission. rather than
-,r1;sslor. IN baseball stand out alone in moro
..rtslizing style than they Go in football where
he rsavers are so generally massed, or in q boat
race
There was no effort At decoration at the fiar
lam grounds yesterday. and none needed
.,- ,he thousands of friends Of Yale and Har-
-.-a brought their own Colors TO the 'ield. and
.he ersndstand was in consequence q mass Of
raue banners and flags and crimson -treaIners
.n5 batbands The attendance was about 900
unicb filed the grardstand conforta hly and the
-igbt field bleachery almost comol etcly- Har-
-.-6s cohorts were massed in the lower portion
cf the grandstand. near the main entrance Of
.,s grounds while the Yale men look their po
si,ion directly behind the Yale bench, in the
rorthern section Of the stand.
Before the game started the ''rooters for each
,.sn cheered theoir own players and then their
rivals showing a fraternal feeling between the
sons of Old Eli and John Harvard refreshing
n these days Of strenuous sporting h1e- IL
sou,e leather lunged enthusiasts had proposed
three cheers for the NewYork professional cir
Gus team the chances are that they would have
been given. Everybody was good natured ana
happy ready to cheer the visitors and to con-
sone with the vanuuished. Handsome women
snd rosy checked maidens were there in count
loss numbers with their we'll dressed parents
snd broad shouldered athletic looking brothers
In the upper balcony there was mass OF
teautv in splendid summer costumes, each fair
s,-husiast with the coors Of her favorite college
waving on high After the game. when Yale
a-i been beaten but not disgraced. it was no
.ceable that the enthusiasm of the women ana
girls was more loyal than that of their escorts
The men generally threw their flags away or
tucked them into their pockets. while the women
carried their colors in sight all the way to the
sevated station, and even back to their homes
GARRISON A TOWER OF STRENGTH.
As was anticipated in many quarters. 1t was
largely 2 pitchers battle with Clarkson the hero
= the zav In the face of rather poor support,
-lsrlyscr pitcLeG a remarkable game incident
sIv striking out q dozen Yale batsmen- Car
vEn. the Yale pitcher. also did good work put
hps f-larkson pitched for Yale victory WOULD
have nerched on the blue banner While Clark
soa gave only one base or balls. Garvan gave
five CIarvan struck out only three men In
runs earned off the pitching. each side had one
These who had looked for lively betting be-
fore the battle were disappointed, Tor there "ds
practically none and what little wagering there
was was at evens. Baseball. however, Is one OF
the few sports which is capable of standing
alone, not requiring betting to add zest 10 the
Flsving. This is becoming more apparent each
year and it may explain in measure why
there has been so little gambling in baseball in
recent years
6larl5son Is a Younger edition of his brother
John who few years ago one of the
greatest professional pitchers in the country
The yourgster resembles his brother closely,
except that the younger has light hair. while
Johns locks are like the ravens wing Young
Clarkson uses the slow delivery made famous
h.. his brother Those who watched Clarkson
pitch yesterday wondered why the Yale bats
men continued TO swipe wildly through the air.
generally hitting over the ball several inches
Yale did this for six innings and when they dld
discover that Clarkson was using nothing but
slow delivery with a slight drop, when the pail
sailed over the plate they hit at his curves
more intelIfgently They made the discovery.
however. too late ia prevent a Harvard victory.
Harvard was also handicapped by the absence
cf Kiernap their regular catcher Mines work
behind the bat Was poor. and his throwing was
anything but good
a POEM IN COLOR
There was rnisgiving in the Harvard section
when il was seen that Daily. the regular right
fielder. would not play, and that Mathews.
colored student was To take his position Iiar
Tard has had colored players in football and on
the track team. and ali have done we'll Yes
'erday The colored player made a name for him
self in baseball. Mathews is black enough for
an honored position the Cuban Giants, and if
Clarkson did not win the game for Harvard,
Then Mathews did. The colored man went TO
the bat four times, and he made two smashing
hits Another drive. one of the longest of the
game. ought 10 have been captured by Cote in
left field hut the bail went high that Cote,
seeming 70 become dizzy watching it in the
sky, first rnisiudged il and then muffed it
seuarely when IL descended. In the ninth inning
Mathews made a hit and later scored the win
hlig run. There was rush of Harvard en-
ihusiasts 10 the field. and the time honored Gus
ION Of taking the hero on shoulders and carry
ing him from the field expected TO be fol-
io~ee. The undergraduates rushed on the col
ered man. but they did not bear him in triumph
nom the field. contenting themselves with pat
ing him on the back and saying Good boy
Mathews bore his honors with calmness. and a
grin which spread all over his face be com
hehended thoroughly that his name had been
hs'a'ed on college sporting history.
ihere were more blunders than in the Yale
ffihceton game, otherwise the battle between
harvard and Yale just interesting. Like
me fale-Tiger battle the result in doubt
isn't up TO the last put out. In the game yes
'e'0ay Harvard, or, rather. Matthews. for Har-
arc scored the winning run on fly out TO
risht field, the winning run being made with
two out.
HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED