The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-30
PRINCETON TO MEET
YALE TEAM TO-DAY.
Meier and Wells OF 81. Louis VIII
Play on Side of the
Tigers.
LOOKS LIKE ONE-SIDED GAME.
Veterans of Princeton Seem to
Have Big Advantage Over
the Green oungslers
From Yale.

REPJ- -BI.IC SPECIAL.
New York May ea-The first champion.
ship baseball game between the big col
legsS will be played tomorrow at New
Haven between Yale and Princeton. WIN
everything pointing 10 Tiger victory. on
which team st. Louis is well represented in
the persons of Meier and Wells.
1t is virtually a game against Prince
toms tried varsity veterans and Yale's
green youngsters with Two varsity. or three
AT the most old platers, in the lineup.
Underhill. who has just begun playing
again, after 81 two months journey in the
South, Will probably pitch Tor Princeton.
That he has lost none Of his effectiveness
n his enforced idleness he proved in his
first game against Wesleyan. when in the
five innings that he was in the box he
struck out five men and allowed only one
hit and gave only one pass TO first. Garvan,
who Is apt TO do the Jwirlins, Is not IN
Vnderhilrs class, though at times capable
of good work He is very erratic. and when
once in the air usually gives away every
Thing in sight.
Princeton Supreme at the Hat.
At fielding the Princeton team has q little
the better OF the argument. although Yale
displayed very good form IN the Georgetown
game on Monday. The real supremacy Of
Princeton lies in her batting, feature Of
he game that Yale has been most wozfully
weak in the entire season. All kinds of ef-
forts have been made to eradicate this weak
ness but seemingly without any results. Il
seems inevitable that when Yale faces
pitcher like Tnderhin the victory will go
Jerseyward, although, OF course, the l-htN-
peCted may happen.
Another point in favor Of the Princeton
team is the greater number Of veterans on
the team than are to be found at Naiv.
Steinwender. Meier. Pearson. Green. Cos
,,-ove and Brown are all old players. while
the new men are playing good baseball as
well Green is playing q steady game be-
hind the bat.
Pearson at first has had the fewest errors,
SO far of any man on the team. Captain
: teiuwe ender now heads the Princeton bat
ting order. as he seldom fails 10 make hfst-
Wells son of the Mayor of s.. Louis, The
new third baseman. fields well and is eX-
strong at the bat Meier mas
been doing the heaviest batting OF any man
On the team, so that as hard hitters the
Mound City supplies material which prom
ises 10 carry of the championship Of l%l-
for the Tigers. Meier's fielding. also. is iip
tC its usual good standard. In the outileid
Brown Cosgrave and Davis have been play
Ing equally we'll All three are strong n
the bat. Davis is particularly good at steal
ing bases.
Yale Lacking in Material.
Yale has a hard row to hoe in getting
team out Of what might be called mediocre
material. Last year everything pointed 10
a strong team this year. but the inelisibil-
ity Of men like o 'Rourke. shortstop. on ac-
count of scholarship difficulties; Sharpe,
first base. because Of his acceptance Of Il
position at Penn Charter School. and Wad-
dells leaving college made Captain Guern-
esey's task formidable one. He has done
very well. considering what he has had TO /
contend with.
y new catcher 10 succeed Hrsh. a first /
,aseman. second baseman shortstop and d J