The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
TITLE TO PRINCETON
Tigers Made Best Showing
of College Ball Teams.
HEYNIGER A GREAT PLAYER
Jersey Pitcher Contributed Materi-
ally to Teams Success by His All
around WOrk-FOrdhnm and Holy
Cross Dispute Tigers Claim to
First HonOrs-Harvard a Surprise.

BY it's decisive victory over Yale in the
third and deciding game of its annual
series with the Blue week ago Satur
day at New York. Harvard made one OF
the strongest and most stirring finishes
in the history of college baseball and
formally ushered out a season OF student
sport on the diamond which, while not
up to the standard of play seen in a num-
Der OF previous years. proved exciting and
sensational right up to the end. The
Crimson's brace was one OF the greatest
Of the seasons surprises. coming just as
the rank and file Of the followers OF the
game had arrived at the belief that the
Cambridge players were hopeless. so far
as cutting any figure with the leaders
was concerned. Harvard's coming TO life
| in the final weeks, however was quite IN
line with its eleventh-hour awakening
for a number Of years past on the grid
iron and demonstrates anew that, how
ever despised the Crimson may be in its
early games. Il can generally be counted
upon to put up a real fight when the final
big contests are reached.
| The Crlmson's grandstand finish. topped
off with an impressive victory over the
Ellis. Is only one OF the several striking
features Of the intercollegiate baseball
season of 1905. The remarkably strong
game played all the spring by both Holy
| Cross and Fordham is another Both col
! leges have put up championship ball from
the outset and. while Holy Cross weak
ened a bit in the homestretch. both are
entitled 10 the highest consideration IN
making up the list Of the college teams
/ in the topmOst rank Of the years win
ners. Princeton, all things considered.
| has probably the best claims 10 the cham
lpionship. but. IN the opinion Of not a few
of the sharps, either Of the two we'll
known Catholic colleges mentioned stands
| on equal terms with the Tigers on their
seasons work.
Cornell Disappointment.
Cornelrs Disappointing showing was an.
| other Of the salient features OF the col
lege season just brought 10 a close. The
Ithscans put up good fight and were
| good In spots. They lacked anything
resembling championship speed in many
Of their biggest games. however. and
! hence finished fairly well down the list.
| Inasmuch as a year ago Cornell dis
| rupted the championship with old Mas.
sau. great things were looked Tor from
the Ithaca nine. and when the latter
| failed to deliver the goods there was
naturally great disappointment among
! their admirers and we'll wishers Few col
lege mines suffered so much this spring
| from the loss Of last years pitchers as
| did Cornell. and this. combined with
some hard luck, caused the Ithacans'
! undoing.
Successive defeats by Holy Cross and
Amherst in the closing hours OF its
! season slightly weakened Williams posi-
! tion in the race but the Berkshire col
lege. nevertheless made one OF the best
| records OF any OF the smaller contend
| ers and ranks very close TO the top OF
the championship list. The Amherst re-
verse was more than made amends for
1 last week, when Williams won the fourth
! game OF its annual series with it's ancient
/ rival by 10 l. on the latter's home
| grounds. This victory gave the Williams
! players three out OF four games over
| the Central Massachusetts coilegians.
who have themselves played strong
| game all season and also stand high
| up in the lists.
| One Of the most inexplicable features
OF intercollegiate baseball this year has