The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
WITH THE COLLEGE ATHLETES
DOINGS IN THE FIELD or SPORT
IN EAST AND WEST.
The Baseball Season Reviewcd-fa'e AZ
the Top. With Amherst Leading the
New England Intercollegiate Teams
In Defense OF ODca OF Wisconsin,

In Defense OF 0'Dea OF WISCONSIN,
The intercoleg iate baseball season OF
1905 probably was tho most involved in
many years. Despite many upsets ana
reversals Of form one college stands out
as the recognized intercollegiate champion
That Ia Yale, whose defeats OF Princeton
and Harvard In the last part OF the season
proved the claim Of the New Havenites
beyond all doubt. 1t Is for the other po-
sitions in the college world that there Ia
striving. and the ranking Of the teams that
follow Yale is not too easy. Harvard
Princeton, Cornell, Amherst, Williams,
Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Brown, Holy Gross,
Columbia and Pennsylvania probably
would be the fairest order. Cornell had
one of the strongest baseball teams In years.
but in her engagements with Princeton and
Harvard did not have the chance to prove
definite superiority. Harvard beat the
Ithacans and Princeton split even, IL
Cornell had had chance to meet Yale
late in the season the result Of the game
might have had some bearing on the outcome
OF the championship. The hottest rivalry
In baseball aside from the so-called big
colleges was among the New England insti-
buttons. There the prize Of supremacy Is
fought for with vim. In the absence OF a
regular intercollegiate league In New Eng
land it Is not 80 easy to pick out cham
pion year after year without causing heart
burnings. But 1t is fair to say this year
that the supremacy Of Amherst Ia I'M
denlable.
Yale trumphed over Princeton and
Harvard after playing baseball OF high
rank with but few exceptions throughout
the seasons schedule. Starting q trihe
weak, the team succumbed to Fordham
and Manhattan, strong teams to meet at
the opening Of the schedule. Brown and
Columbia were victims Of Yale, and George
town split even. Pennsylvania lost twice
to the New Havenites, and save for game
with Brown, where Capt. Bowman had to
come in from first base to pitch, owing to
the absence OF Bell and Jackson, there
was clean record right down to the first
game with Princeton. The score OF Is to 2
in favor OF the Tigers and the rest Of the
season il history. Yale was Yale after
that game and the difference was plain.
William Lush, the Cleveland American
League player, whose home is in New
Haven coached this champion team OF Yale,
the first in many years He has been re-
engaged to coach for three years more.
Harvard, like Yale, fell victim to Brown
once in the season, but aside from that lost
few games. The Crimson players could
not beat Holy Cross in the two games
played, whereas Yale was able to take her
series OF two games straight from the
Worcester colegians. Amherst rather sur
prised Harvard, whose team was unpre-
pared for the reverse. The tie with Yale
and the subsequent defeat spoiled the Har-
ward claim to the championship. Coburn,
upon whom Harvard depended most for
her pitching, was a weak vessel at times.
He was apt to 60 into game wild, and give
1t away before he could settle down. At
other times he was about the most effective
pitching machine In the colleges.
Princeton and Cornell, owing to their
even SERIES are well nigh tied for third
place. The Tigers, except for being beaten
by Andover in the first week or so OF the
season, won straight through TO the second
Cornell game beating Brown and George
town twice, Pennsylvania once and play
ing an eighteen inning game with Am
herst, which the New Englanders finally
lost by a score Of too 1t IL observable
throughout the season that Amherst gave
most OF the big colleges q hard deal,
most often when least expected. Cornell
beat the Princetonians In an extra inning
game in Ithaca by a score of 4 to 8. Har-
ward trimmed the Tigers. as did Pennsyl-
yania State Then followed the Princeton
series with Yale. Cornell split with Prince
ton, beat Columbia twice and was even with
PENNSYLVANIA The Ithacans were beaten
by Harvard by one run less than it took for
the Cambridgeites to defeat Princeton.
The most interesting games played by
the New England colleges are those within
their own select circle. Their position
toward the outer world is pretty well de-
fined. Amherst beat Williams three games
out of four this season and split even with
WESLEYAN and Dartmouth. The Williams
Wesleyan series was q sort Of failure, each
side winning two games. Williams won the
first two by scores Of A-3 and l2-5. Then
at the very end Of the season Wesleyan
won the third game by score OF 40. The
final game was forfeited by the Williams
team because OF q raw decision OF the
umpire, said to have been one Of series
made against the Berkshire lads. So that
this was far from satisfactory in determin-
ing comparative prowess except that Will
Jams looks bit the stronger. The Will
Jams team shut out Dartmouth and beat
Trinity and Massachusetts Agricultural.
This makes the case Of Amherst to be con-
sidered champion in New England all the
stronger. The fine games played by Am
herst against Harvard, Princeton, Cornell
and others only serve to strengthen the
standing Of the team as among the out
siders.
Wesleyan ranks close behind Williams,
despite the tie in the series. Trinity
twice shut Wesleyan out, while Williams
beat Trinity. That is sufficient to give the
Williamstown players the choice. Dart
mouth scored more shutouts than almost
any other college team, numbering AM
herst and Georgetown among those who
did not score. Brown played we'll in
stretches. and by virtue Of defeating Dart
mouth probably should rank ahead But
In general strength the teams are about the
same. Brown beat Yale and Harvard
once each, but was beaten by Princeton
and Pennsylvania. Holy Cross. George
town, Fordham and Manhattan all rank
about the same. Fordham being little the
best by virtue of victory over Holy Cross