New-York tribune., 1909-06-28

Boston and three from Brooklyn. accomplishing
the feat rare II not record breaking of winning
three double headers in as many days The team
IS playing better baseball than at any time this
year and its class is plainly shown by the over
wheIuing show OF strength made in the second
game of each OF the double headers. in which the
losing club was fairly routed after making good
fight In the opening contest The batting Of Larry
Dovle who gathered two home runs, three-bagger
and q tyvo-ba gger during the games; the re-
turn TO the game. apparently with an unimpaired
batting eye, OF Cy Seymour. and the hard hitting
and somewhat faster fielding Of Harry McCor-
mick were encouraging features
The Yankees had another bad week and lost
more ground. The at first may have been
the severe punishment meted out 10 Elberfeld who.
II turned out. suspended for five days for his
argument with OLoughlin in the Cleveland series.
The Washington club has made formal protest
against OLoughlin umpire. and it must be
confessed that this official. who has won much ana
we'll praise in the past. has not impressed
New York crowds well this year. He was mani
festly wrong in two decisions plays by Elberfeld
in the last Cleveland game, and the New York
third baseman. after holding himself well in hand
the first occasion. lost his temper on the second
The team is disorganized little Elberfeld IS
playing shortstop and Austin third base, a change
that promises to work well. but Laporte. who
had TO give way TO knight account Of an IN
tured foot. on his return the infeld should show
improvement. Keeler. too. is out of the game. Al
together. while the team has been doing poorly
there is no reason fear repetition OF last years
spectacular slide 70 the bottom.
IF Harvard defeats Yale in the second game Of
their annual series at New Haven tomorrow the
college baseball season will come TO an end, and
the team from Cambridge will lay claim 10 the So
cal lied cFa iOT1Sh n n q defeats
Brown. The University Of Pennsylvania, with re-
markably good record this year. may question Har-
wards right and title TO the championship. was
the case I'm football last fall. but inasmuch as
these universities do not meet in athletics there
is fair way to decide between them. Pennsyi-
vanias record is quite good perhaps as that
OF Harvard but the Crimson has played moro
teams of first rank. perhaps, which is deserving Of
some consideration If Yale beats Harvard al New
Haven tomorrow and then wins the deciding game
in New York on July 3 Pennsylvania claim Will
be stronger. as the Quakers defeated Yale IN the
only game played. A week ago I pointed out that
Yale because of greater strength in the box should
defeat Princeton in the deciding game between
those universities. and so II turned out, although
credit for the victory not due much to the
greater effectiveness in pitching to the greater
steadiness. both defensively and extensively, all
through the game The Tigers made a brave fight
and held the game to tie until the ninth inning
but Yale showed better baseball and deserved 10
win on the merits of the play.
It took Harvard eleven innings 10 defeat Yale IN
the opening game Of their series at Cambridge on
Thursday. with the home team having the moral
support Of big commencement day crowd. The
steady and reliable Merritt, one Of the best pitchers
IN the college world largely responsible for
Yale's defeat. he hit two batsmen and gave two
bases balls in the seventh inning, which made
it possible for Harvard to tie the score with one
run in the ninth on some weird throwing. Errors
were largely responsible for the scoring on both
Sides but altogether Yale played quite strong
a game as Harvard. If not stronger one, which
makes II look if the tables might be turned at
New Haven tomorrow. In that case the teams
would have TO fight it out in this city in game
which would prove great drawing card.
Good ponies count in a polo match but good
players count more. and Harry Payne Whitney.
one Of the best captains who ever swung mallet.
and his team mates deserve full credit for the first
victory in the international polo match in England
last week. May that victory be repeated on
Wednesday. II will mean much for polo both
here and abroad. HERBERT.