The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
Baseball GOsSfp,

Harvard baseball players of the past and
present gathered in force last week at the
University Club. in Boston. where a COM
p!imentary dinner was given to the vic
torious varsity nine of 1909. which on Tues
day completed its record by scoring n sec
ond victory over Yale. Among the vet
Grams present were:
nine OF 1865; the Reverend Francis g. Pea
booy; SO; Francis Rawle. SO of Philadelphia;
o, w; Barnes " F. {. Eustts and !. John m
Milton: Professor Horatio S. White, 10.
chairman of the Athletic. Committee, who
Was captain of the nine in lsI2-lS73; :. II:
nine; a. H. Latham. II; George a. sawyer,
II; John Lowell. III Fred W. Thayer. rs:
S7p'4n Of he 1 THREE wanng sam Of u.s.
". H. Folsom. 81; c. D., Burt, so; c. A.
STOW. 80; Adams Croker. IS; captain in
year; Doctor E. H Nichols IS; George W.
Foster, 81: James A. Gallivan, IS: Albert
E. Holden. IS; Of Salt Lake. captain of his
football team and also on the Mott Haven
lands. IS; j, D: Upton: %: !. Virgin, 5r.,
ii SfaRfn s. 49, j. Il HAYES rsne II II Wins & "a
low. '96: James Dean. 81; captain in 's6 and
81: r H; stevenson; Jr.; 81: b. H. Hayes.
Walter S. F1tz, 99 benjamin a. Dibblee, 80;
captain football in 80: Percy ID. Haughton.
ss cap; tai in 49, Arthur Adams; 80; z. T.
IfaTS 81 5 4 John DeSf bbo, 'r aR s School, CO
Frank a. Campbell. law school, Doctor IL.
NJ. Cults. who played in 1881.
All Of these had played in one or more
games against Yale except Flagg. who fin
ished his college course before any gumes
with Yale. We're played, and Lowell and
Adams. who were managers OF Harvard
mines.
The full scores Of this years two games
with Yale were on the menu card for last
nights dinner and also the record of all
games of the season. Harvard having won
- and lost 4: the prize bat averages. RAN
dali. the first baseman, leading with an
average. of .52i. and reaching first 81 times
ture Of the team.
Each guest was also given brochure
containing a sketch of baseball at Har..
members of the university nine by classes
from 1866 to 1903 with the number of
games played by each man. star indicat-
ing whether he ever played in n Yale game.
and record of all Harvard Yale games.
Although worth perhaps half million
dollars. 10 cents separated Colonel Rogers
from his life's ambition-a championship
ball team for Philadelphia 1t was in 1909
that the blow hit him; when the team of
which Rogers was president was twelve
sames ahead In the pennant race and. he
thinks. was certain of the bunting.
Then 1t was that Lajoie and Flick quar-
ieieu over the ownership OF n 15-cent bat,
and the former struck at the latter and
missed MIN and fractured his thumb in
three places against an iron grating.
We knew the pennant was gone right
there" said Rogers The people of Phil
adelphia were up in arms that L.ajoie
should take such foolish chances over mat
tiers so trivial to him and yet important
to them in a baseball way Some demand
ed fine OF sl,cDo. Others suggested many
Incorporate things. The directors waited
until they cooled Off, and Lajole lost a
months pay"
But this was not ALL
Besides the pennant. am satisfied that
indiscreet act of lajoie's cost us So 90 in
money through loss OF attendance" said
Rogers. A
The same loss of months pav-s,se-
was still sticking in Lajoie's craw who,
he went to Rogerss law office after tho
famous decision in the courts enioinino
the former from playing in PENNSYLVANIA
settle their differences. and after everv1
thing else had been agreed upon. Iatcia
denanded return of the siss III toid
nm ! would not do that" declared Colo
nell Rogers. eo'o-
Il had already agreed to pay him at tho
rate of $4,000 for the season. and no I'D
agreed TO join the team. then in Chicago
Somers held 5000 under his nose in tSa
Bingham House, and the next dav he
jumped" ito