Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
YALE BADLY BEATEN
BY THE TIGERS
PrincetonWins the irst Game
in Championship Series.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 3.-Princeton
won the first game of the annual champion
ship series with Yale, IS to ., on Yale Field
this afternoon and at the same time gave
the Blues a defeat which is unparalleled
in base ball history at Yale. More than
five thousand spectators saw the struggle,
and the larger part of these rose to their
feet at the end of Yale's disastrous sixth
inning and, with uncovered heads, solemnly
sang For God. For Country and For Yale"
to encourage the team. which apparently
had gone utterly to pieces.
The defeat for the Blue came as a great
surprise. Not only had a close game been
expected, but Yale men looked to victory
simply the Splendid form in which the
team had been fielding and batting. Prince
ton won through its magnificent hitting,
this being due to some extent TO the weak
ness of the opposing pitchers, aided in
far greater measure by Yale's poor fielding
game. Princeton's fielding, while not bril-
liant was at all times clean and steady,
and her base running was with great judg-
ment. Yale tried three pitchers, jackson
being ordered out in the middle of the sixth
inning when he seemed to be losing con-
troll Pratt, who finished the inning, was
knocked out of the box speedily. Bell who
finished out the game. was hit freely.
For Princeton. Byram always kept cool
and was aided greatly by his catcher,
Cooney, whose throwing to bases kept Yale
men from ekng out what marrow adVan-
tage they occasionally found
Pitcher Jackson's Home Run.
The first two innings were without Incl
dent, each side making run, Yale In the
first by battery errors after . Brien had
singled, and Princeton in the second inning,
mainly b ecause of o Brien's error In NEEDING
a pop fly. Princeton failed to score In the
third inning, but Yale took the lead by d
home run into deep left field. by Jackson.
The big pitchers circuit of the bases was
accompanied by wild excitement in the
stands, as IL was very long drive Later
two Princeton men, with home runs, placed
the ball about in the same place princeton
added three runs in the fourth inning, TWO
of them directly due to errors by bowman
Yale's first baseman. Forsythe had flied out
to Kinney and Bard was hit with a pitched
hit to Jackson who fielded the ball to Bow
man. The latters foot was of the base and
Cook was safe A moment later jackson
tried TO catch Cook off first. but Bowman
failed to hold the ball. Bard raced for
home and Bowman throwing wildly, let
the runner cross the plate. Byram hit to
jackson. who folded the ball TO first, put
ting out Byram. Cook was running from
third. and again Bowman threw wildly TO
Chapin, letting Cook score. Reid next was
hit in the head by foul tip, but declining
to retire he lined out the next ball pitched
for a home run. The side was retired on
Helms fly to Cote
From this inning on the Yale nine lost
control of the situation.
Pratt Batted Heavily.
The feature innings were the sixth, when
Princeton batted Pratt heavily, and the
ninth. In the sixth inning Cook drew a
base on balls. Byram struck out and Reid
scored Cook with a two-bagger. Helm fol-
lowed with single to left. Wells follow
ed with a single to right. scoring Reid and
Helm. Pratt was now sent in for Jack
sen and Mclean hit for TWO bases, scor-
ing Wells. Mclean reached third on Cote's
slow fielding of a ball. Cooney brought
Mclean in with home run. Forsythe fol-
lowed with a long drive TO center held,
which Barnes failed to handle cleanly, and
Forsythe completed the circuit.
Bard made two-base hit and Cook
scored him with a single. Byram singled
and Barnes threw the ball home.
Cook was caught between third base and
the plate and tagged out by Kinney. By
ram was caught running for second on a
tine throw by Kinney.
In the ninth, with the score 13 TO 2 In
their favor. the Princeton batsmen added
five more runs. Reid started with a single.
Helm was out at first. Wells scored Reid
with two-bagger; Mclean singled to right
field. Cooney drove to right neid. where