New-York tribune., 1903-06-14
TIGERS WIN IN NINTH.
YALE s TO I TILL THEN.
Princeton Makes Sir Runs IN Last
Fe1v Minutes-Score, 7 to 6.

Princeton vanQuished Yale in a. game for the
baseball supremacy between the two universi-
ties yesterday at the Polo Grounds in the
presence of more than eleven thousand people.
It was victory won at the last moment. and
after hundreds of persons wearing the orange
and black had left the grounds heavy of heart,
thoroughly convinced that their favorites were
doomed TO defeat. 1t triumph of the bat
following sudden desertion of good luck from
the Yale team.
In the last halves of the seventh and eighth
innings the rooters for the Tigers grew feeble
of voice, and showed general signs of weariness,
the rahs for Yale growing louder and more gen.
era Victory seemed TO be riveted, or as good
riveted. the Yale nine Many persons who
had wagered on the chances of old Nassau be
gan to offer to pay the sums that they had bet
on the Tigers chances. In the grandstand
many Princeton supporters were handing Yale
men money when Wells walked to the plate in
the first half of the closing inning.
The score was g to / IN Ya1e's favor, If Yale
could keep the Princeton nine from scoring five
runs in the inning (and that appeared easy)
Yale would be the victor. Wells. for Prince
ton, knocked high fly to right field, and the
ball landed snugiy and safely in Shevlin's NIT.
Davis, after waiting patiently for Bowman, who
was in the box for Yale. to serve him up d
nice out shoot, sent the ball spinning to the left
of second base. and he reached first base.
His hit was the beginning of a series Of tan
taIizing liners, or grounders. some of which
seemed from the grandstand to be such as
could be f1eded easily. Yet every one was a
safe hit. Ameli. who covered short for Prince
ton and who had not made fielding showing
that was more than fair, came to the bat and
did something to make amends for his play wing
in the field. He hit the ball squarely, and the
sphere went sailing over second base The
centre fielder was not playing especially far back
from the second base but before he could send
the ball TO second Davis was safe that
bag and A-neli on first. Stevens, Princeton's
pitcher, who did exceptionally fine work in the
box followed with line drive to O'Brien. Up to
the time the ball left Stevenss bat the brilliant
shortstop seemed to have a pair of seaman's
legs. The territory which the shortstop was ex-
pected to cover was many inches deep in mud,
and the mud was of the slip-and-slide kind and
O'Brien. as he caught the liner, sat down Be
fore he rose Stevens was safe first, and the
bases were full
Reid, the fourth batter, was not to fail He
sent the ball toward second, but it could not
be felded. AS the ball sped to the second bag
Davis ran across home plate. Cosgrave. who
followed Reid. sent a bunt to the pitcher.
forcing Ameli out at the home plate.
IllS maze TWO OUT with Inc S(O4C ~ III
favor Of Yale and the bases full Pearson came
n the hat. He hit toward second, and the ball.
o,ben within a few feet of the bag hit the
,,ro,,pd and darted toward O'Brien. BY this
time Stevens had reached the home plate and
pearson was safe on first. OBrien in trying
~ field the ball was hit on the knee and the
hall bounded high in the air from MS knee
ourneu made a double scoring Reld ana COS
crave JTuderhill, a moment later, hit single
sending home Pearson and Purneh Win the
winning runs. Every Princeton player went TO
the bat in this inning. and Wells twice. On
his second time to bat ne knocked fly ball
which was easily caught, and his side was re-
tired.
~, as orick1v retired in almost one, two
.,raa order in the last half Of the ninth
i,ipg Barnwel the first batter. hit foul
which was caught by the third oaseman. bow
man also lifted foul ball. but 1t was INJURED oS
pearson. The Yale pitcher then sent liner 10
eacond and was out at first. Winsow sent
bieb fv to left hed. which Underhlll easily
canght. and the game was over II took TWO
hours and thirty-fve minutes to play the game.
On +be right OF the home plate. and in the
lower part of the grandstand. sat scores OF
princeton students graduates and relatives and
s,;ands large part of what is usually the ~
80 s+and also contained many Tiger syulpa-
.L,rs Earh- Princeton section had cheer
faadar who stood on the field in front of his
eection. The Princeton cheer leaders seemingly
never let an opportunity 60 by to arouse en-
tbusiasr In the last inning the Tigers sym
nathizers cheering and singing were exception
a1Iv enthusiastic When the last Yale batter
was out there was a charge to the field and
hundreds ran peIlnell TO the Eighth-sxe. side of
the field where the Princeton dressing rooms
were When they reached the dressing rooms
n tl,a hay
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