The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-30
HARVARD, 7; YALE, z.
Deciding Game at New York
Played in the Rain.
ERRORS ARE QUITE COSTLY
Camp, of the Blue, and SimOns, of
the Crimson, Have Three MisplayE
Charged Up to Them-Big Crowd
Cat 10 Cheer the CoIIegians-GRme
Decided in the Second Inning.

New York, June 29-The last conflict IN
the 1867 season Of sports between Har
ward and Yale was fought out az the Polo
Grounds to-day, and the Harvard base
ball team defeated that Of Yale by Z 10 2.
Neither Harvard nor Yale are in the
first rank In the college baseball arena
this year. but what mattered that The
Crimson and Blue competitions have an
atmosphere and distinctive following all
of their own. The game to-day had the
additional distinction Of being played in
steady rainfall, and in an atmosphere
that was disagreeably damp.
With each having won a game. the
rivals were so eager for the third contest
that a wet field and a rain that never
ceased-in fact grew more vigorous as the
game went on-did not deter them in the
least No thought Of postponement en-
tered the heads Of the hardy collegians,
though il was weather that drove profess
SIGNALS indoors
The slippery field and slippery ball az
fected the playing, but considering those
conditions the game was pretty well
played There were errors. due 10 the wet
ball and inability TO get over ground. due
20 the uncertain footing, but creditable
amount OF steadiness and sureness in
handling the ball.
Harvard never has lost a game 10 Yale
on the Polo Grounds. but the Cambridge
chaps won to-day on their merits. The
pitching department. on their side was
conducted with considerable skill. much
better than Yale's. and they batted better
than the Yale men.
HRrvard's Batting wins.
Superiority with the stick and superb
ority in the box decided the game in
Harvards favor and for, that matter the
Crimson lost no time in setting out to
prove the possession Of attachments in
these departments not possessed by the
Els There was a crispness and brisk
ness IN their batting from the start, and
though there was much faultiness in form
in fielding. especially. in which regard
they lid not have as good form as the
Yalesians. there was an all-round get
thereness in their playing.
The Harvard men were better mud per-
formers, conspicuous In their ability 20
adapt themselves to the uniting condl-
tions andto the excellent pitching Hart
ford That left-hander controlled the wet
ball admirably. Besides good control he
had a clean cut break TO his curves. The
last time he met Yale he was batted out
OF the box. to-day he held the whip hand
And not alone on the mound did Hart
ford star He batted in three runs with
two two-baggers and made three runs
himself
Another contestant 20 Illustrate the I'M
certainty Of the game and the futility Of
reckoning Of past performances was
Chris Meyer, the Yale pitcher. Meyer
won with ease the last time he faced
Harvard To-day he was batted out OF
the boz lie lasted only two innings.
Van Week, his successor, was a big i'm
proveme1t
Infeid errors we're the only kind made
Both outfelds were capable Yale's crack
catcher, Thomas Albert Dwight Jones.
Tad for short, played up to his reputa-
ton. being steady, watchful, and a clever
thrower. Williams and Gushing played
we'll The weakest spot in the Yale in
field was Camp, at second base; in the
Harvard infleld Simons, at short Each
threw in a trio Of misplays, but at least
half OF the errors made on each side were
excusable, being on sharply hit balls
Play Begins on Time.
Umpire Smith, clad in the conventional
blue Of the modIsh arbitrator. doomed up
through the mist promptly at o'clock,
shook hands simultaneously with Dexter
and Kinney, and the Yale men trotted
out on the field
The first pu--out was a hard-driven ball
from Leonards bat straight 70 Madden
In left field. Briggs banged liner to
left Currier a nervous chap. sent up
foul. and then Kinney made the best play
Of the day He ran out at fun speed.
jumped up. and clawed the ball. and did
"a double somersault as he rolled over on
his head.
Kinney beat out hit to third IN Yales
half Of the first inning. but he died at
first. In the second inning Mccall led of
and started Harvard on the road 10 vic
tory He hit in front of the plate and
sprinted to first.
Dana saCrifced-at least, such was his
intention. Jones was on the ball in an
instant and made a perfect throw to sec
ond base. II was a good play, and Nc
Cali would have been forced had there
been anybody at second TO take the throw
as motionless as the sphinx The ball
went to center field With Mccall on
third and Dana on first. SimOns sacri-
feed. Hartford arose to the occasion. He
sent a twO-bagger to left-center, and Nc
Call and Simons raced home.
GIaring Error Made,
Harvey struck out. and on LeOnards
safe hit 70 right, there came another run.
Hartford would have been thrown out
at the plate had not Meyer misguidedly
intercepted Churchs good throw in.
Even then Meyer could have relayed to
the plate in time to get Hartford but
he threw toward New Haven instead Of
toward Hartford and did not get the
ball to second in time TO catch Leonard
there
Hits were few and far between with
Yale. Jones' single and Simons' error
put two on bases In the third, but there
was not the wherewith at the bat to
bring them in. Yale scored once In the
fifth and chance for another tally was
vrenched by over-zealous base running
Williams walked and stole second lie
took third on Church's inheld hit. Church
stole second. the Harvard catcher being
cautious and not throwing anywhere.
Van Week struck out. but Jones drove q
fly to Dane Williams scored on the
thrown in. Right behind him, to the sur
prise Of everybody came Church thunder
ing for the plate
Out for Cutting Third.
Currier touched Church after the latter
had slid over the rubber, but Leonard ran