New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
YALE'S TURN TO CHEER
NO RUNS FOR HARV4R
Big Crosrd Jubildnt When Blue
Euens Baseball Series.

New Haven June 23.-Yale turned the tables on
Harvard In the second baseball game of the an
nual series to-day and by score OF 10 0, TO
the unrestrained delight Of one of the biggest
crowds ever gathered Yale Field. William H
Taft sat with his class and rooted as hard for
Yale as the most enthusiastic undergrad aduate The
general parade and celebration which preceoeo
the game and the jubilation which followed the
victory have rarely # been equalled. and VIII
live long in the memory of those who took part.
AS an omen OF good luck, Secretary Taft, walk
ing with Judge Hollister the front rank of his
class. and Immediately following hand Whicn
played the stirring Yale airs, and anked on either
side by the Stars and Stripes and the banner OF
the class of rs marched twice around the diamond
in full view of more than fourteen thousand wildly
cheering men and women. They were foloWeo oy
the reunion classes, numbering several hunored
young men, in fantastic and striking garb such
as only active schemers can devise and which nave
made Yale class reunions so notable.
The tremendous roar which went up punctuated
with the thrilling yells with nine Tafts in It, aWoke
the echoes in manner only equalleo py the
larger gatherings at the football games The class
Of rs with Mr.. Taft at It's head. swung on the
field, and then began the procession which for
more than thirty minutes one great moving
band of color and action In the column were
bull fighters and matadors, Irish peasants, Iyro-
leans rough riders freely using six-shooters, ana
others with contrasting colored uniforms. while
here and there feature such as wild buli
iu,personated by two men under skin, an enor-
nous lion, men horseback. and others carrying
placards on which were humorous references 10 Inc
chief guests of the day AS the column "ounu
round for the second time Mr.. Taft and his party
halted at their particular stand and reviewed part
of the classes and then took seats In front OF the
stand the classes cut up capers of all sorts, ana
finally the razze-1azzle dance was started aItnoush
this is usually reserved celebrate victory
The game was a good one. The intensity of the
moments when Yale was only one run ahead Tor
Was
spirits of the enthusiastic young men in the STANDS
hut when Yale cut loose and scored two runs IN the
seventh inning the Yale men made up in a fe"
minutes for all the time they had held their e&-
uberance in bounds
secretary Tafts tribute to the team and its
captain came in the first inning. when 1ao Jones
stepped 70 the bat. Up rose the Secretary, ana
the class with him. and the hand In front Piayeo
For God for Country and for Yale
Van Week pitched for Yale while Hicks was in
the box for Harvard, and the former earned ulo
bonors holding the Crimson batters down to three
r,+arad bi,e Yale made eight hits off Hicks and
,,la,.a5 an arrorless game in the field. Tad jones'
mines and Clifford made two hits each, while Will
Jams shared the honors with a three-basger.
vale scored one run in the first inning with
one ont Dimes hit cleanly TO right held ana loon
second on Hicks's throw catch him OF hrst nase'
t,o bau going through Hsrdng's hands. Dimes
aocbad third on Murphy's nfield drive, and scored
on q slashing three-base hit by Williams
>co more scoring was done until the seventh IN
ming Clifford the first man up, bunted ana oed'
the hall to first. Fels advanced him oase oS d
,ri4ce while Van Week went out on a foul punt
t;a strike Then amid cheers, Captain
1o,ee made a safe drive through snort SCORING
C,ifford He went to second base himself, ana
brought the crowd TO its feet moment later pS
scoring on Diness bunt
Harvard looked dangerous IN the nlillh illiiie'
hut sharp fielding prevented rum