The sun., 1908-04-05
In The BASEBALL WORLD.
FORDHAM DEFEATS OLD ELPS
HOPEFULS, 4 TO I.

Arctic Accompaniment 70 First Game Of
the season at the Polo GrOunds-YAle
BatterS Unable to Diagnose MahOney'S
Damp slants-On Other Diamonds
The preliminary baseball season at the Polo
Grounds had la beginning Yesterday after
noon iu a game between the varsity mines OF
Yale and FOrdham. The Bronx boys defeated
the lads In blue by score Of Ato /, and though
the hitting was light the game was we'll played,
especially NO In such cold weather. The
Fordham players were not az big az the Yalen-
SLAMS nor did not suggest as much poten-
tlal baseball ability, but yesterday they were
spryer and more wide awake and played better
oil around ball than Yale by several amperes,
On account Of the Arctic ambient there was
no rush Of the populaoe to see the season Dried
open.
The battery work on the FordhAm side was
excellent. Behind the plate Mcdonald was a
big source Of strength, and his catching as
matched by the telling pitching Of Mahoney,
who had a spit ball that was too much for the
Pa hi hopefus II made the Yale batters
look crude and helpless Tor the greater part Of
the game Nales battery business was good.
too JONES' as usual. played clean cut,
effective game behind the bat, and Fordham
couldn't get TO the pitchers 10 amount 20
much VAN Week weakened somewhat ~ the
tLird and was slammed for two sharp wallops,
but that WBs after the side should have been
retired The BrOnNitps couldn't touch Cush-
ing the Rhodes scholar, who Will nave
chance 10 show his curves at oxford next sea-
son II the Euglishmen want to see something
worth while.
Gargans single and a bad throw of the
same nv Williams, Harimans sacrifice
grounder and MHhOneye sacrilCe ty-the
latest fashion IN scoring sent GHrgan around
the pillows In the first inning. BOmaT played
havoc with NUle'S outlook N the third inning
and IN two wavs. IN Nale's halt ne opened
with q two sacker only TO he caught mapping
though 10 Was plain as day hat the enemy
was bent on cutting him down ana so splk-
ing a -purl Iu lbs infancy. MesSrs Mah0hty
and CoNpy we're too agile for Mr.. Bomar.
In Fordhams half OF the third a mum and
wild throw by BOnar opened the way TO
three runs hu- 10y MahOney and toney ioi-
owing the errors Still the Els did not lose
their wits \ hit 10 the outheld was handled
smartly by CiTord. who could not get the
ball iu time 10 prevent nln, but VINO Whlp-
ped % 10 Jones, who, with the aid OF WIZ
iams aud Romur. did the next best thing
and Upprd rhy base runner who had been
urei on b., he throw In 10 Jones
Williams threw Il man out ~ the plate IN
the nth aud Murphy and COY made pretty
double play In the sixth Murphy folded
himself around McDOnalds line drive and
ppuyed the hdll over to Coy on the bound
before Scaulon could vet back TO first base
Yale dyer'ci a shutOut bv a solitary tally
In the ninth Capt Tad hit cleanly 10 centre
and McCs0rcv made a mess Of Mnrphys
stab Jones gong 10 third and Murphy TO
...0ud With the score { 10 IN their favor
ordhumitrs =. PLAYED poor hcadwork
piayiug In to siNt Of run. 7 hat very
pln ol action prevented a shutout, for. had
Mo aIrcy been PLAYING back he would have
been under Nhenlous ny, that sell-haihe
ny scoring Jones.
That was all Wheaton grounded TO Ma
honey and with two on bases the umpire,
who dld not distinguish himself bv the cor
rputupSS ul his decisions, called strikes on
the uoN two haircrS 30 rapidly that they
had precious httIe chance 10 assist their
Comridc- 10 the plate strike called on
MIlLInm. Mn. InILlnlMIN hnI- ] he annrn.