Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-15
TIGERS GREAT VICTORY.
Defeated Yale in Last Inning by
Splendid Batting Rally.

After having all but lost the base ball
championship, the Tigers turned on the
sons of Old Eli Saturday afternoon at the
Polo Grounds New York, and tore them to
pieces. With the score to l against them
at the beginning of the ninth inning the
boys from Princeton closed the game with
the score to 6 in their favor. 1t was a
great victory, snatched away from Yale at
the last minute. This was the decisive game
of the Princeton-Yale series. Yale had
worked since January to win this match
and the Tigers worked just as hard to keep
Yale from winning.
Princeton went to the field Saturday
afternoon a favorite, but in the fourth. and
again in the seventh innings. the boys from
New Haven got the jump on the Tigers. AT
the beginning of the ninth Yale had the
score to l in her favor, and had, to all
appearances. the game won The Ellis be-
gan to go home. Wells. Princetons second
baseman. flied to Tom Shevlin. Yale be-
gan to chant their paenS of victory. Walter
Camp left his seat in the grand stand and
started for New Haven. with the remark:
1T looks pretty good. L think L VIII get
an early train home.
Just then a large yellow and-black but
terfy scared over the head of Davis. the
Tigers rig htielder who at the bat.
There's luck. Princeton!" shouted a
pretty girl win the game Princeton!
Yale men were still smiling at what they
termed childish simplicity, when Davis
cracked out one past Bowman. MetcaIf
also missed 1t and the Tiger safe on
first Princeton cheered feebly. and still
Yale men kept getting closer and closer
to the exits.
Ameli went to the bat and the Tigers,
just as they had done a hundred times be-
fore. with defeat staring them in the face,
began their grand old hymn which sings
the praises of "Old Nassau"
The shortstop with the poetic name SEEM
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hit clear over second. Princeton cheered
louder. But Stevens, the Princeton pitcher,
and the end of the batting list. the
next man up, and the Tigers at heart ex-
pected nothing. Still they cheered and
their cheers spread throughout the great
tiers of the grand stands. Stevens had
been at the plate for almost an hour. &C
cording to New Jersey time, when he
struck the ball 1t was a low bounder to
O'Brien. The little Yale shortstop ran up
to meet it the bound and slipped and
fell. He sat helpless while Davis landed
on third.
The Tigers roared and howled like de-
MONS They jumped out of the grand
stands and tore each other in their joy
O'Brien. as he got to his feet tossed the
ball to O'Rourke. who missed it, and Davis
jumped over the coaching lines and held
Davis on third. as though Davis had been
about to leap over Niagara.
The yellow and black butterfly was still
at the bat. Bowman was plainly nervous
He sized up the Tiger long time and then
slammed the ball in. only to have little
Reid smash it back for safe hit. which
scored Davis. Then the Tigers saw victory
for the first time. They howled and Shrek
ed for "hits!' Cosgrove hit grounder. but
Bowman got 1t on the bound and shut off
Ameli at the plate. Yale began to think
her troubles had ended.
The Tigers were still full of fight. The
bases were full and two men were out when
CaDtain Pearson came to the bat The IT,
ger leader hit a grounder. which bounded
high over BowmanS head. OBrien went
after it and got it. but too late to stop Ste.
vens at the plate. Princeton had scored
another run 1t was now Yale g. Princeton
3, two men out and the bases still filed
Purnell went to the bat amid pandemonium
On the first ball pitched he lined out a low
raking hit to deep left. scoring Reid and
Cosgrove. Purnell was safe on second with
Captain Pearson on third. amid the 10y OF
Princeton which rent the air.
The score was Yale 6. Princeton 5. Then
for the first time the crowds which had
been going home stopped and renewed their
interest In the game. Underhill was the
next man UP and the scene was one long
to be remembered. Yale began to realize
that Princeton had at last solved Bowman's
delivery. 1t was only q question of another