New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
YALE BEATS HARVARD
BLUE WINS Il GREAT TEN
INNING GAME.
Van Vleck Hero of Thrilling Contest
at Polo Grounds, Won When
Crimson WGUerS.


day when the Blue rallied strongly in the tenth
inning Of a wonderful game afflicted the Crimson
-n0mentsTiiy with fearful case Of rattles. ana
Won by a score OF ; 10 >. after contest replete
with every form of sensation baseball nerves can
feel Thus The Blue achieved measure Of re-
venge for defeats gridiron and river. Never did
one man play greater part in the winning o. p
game than Van Week. who started TO pitch for
Yale. hut was taken out I'm favor Of Merritt when
Harvard seemed be finding him. Van Week gets
credit for the game nevertheless He went 10 right
field then and made four hits in as many times
ct hat driving Tale's first with single in
The sixth inning ana sending the already frantic
blue mass in the south stand fairly mad with Joy
with a terrific Smash 10 centre field for home
szln in the eighth inning which tied the score
Van Week was responsible for the winning run
sn e way. too This in the tenth inning, Vher.
sn the face % q series OF heart-breaking circun-
stsnoes> Hicks. VINO had succeeded Hartford IN the
box for Harvard in the sixth inning. gave one Of
Ffhs most superb displays Of skill and nerve ever
Aseen on The historic diamond Of the Polo Grounds
ser anywhere else
This was how the game was won and the story
may be told appropriately right here as any
where else Murphy the first man up and the
Yale CAPTAIN hit sharply left Lanigan made a
snae stop and a beautiful throw, but Murphy
Knocked fhe hall out of Briggs's hands and was
scaIed safe This wasn't very good decision by
adams, but there question On the succeed
ftng hit by Jefferson, which was as clean as a
whistle Logan tried 10 bunt. failed twice. ano'
leasy one Hicks that worked as well as a sac
Ashce for st advanced both Yale runners
The south stands We're a mass of waving blue as
Wan Week walked TO the plate. He had made four
Fhits. tie last home run and there was never a
Esnan in the stands who knew baseball who didn I
ssxpect 10 see the Harvard pitcher send four wide
eballs over the plate But the Yale crowd wanted
TO see Van Week get q fifth hit, ana when HICKS
asitched the first balls way wide TeT1taole
storm Of hisses went up Hicks had little con-
- and
she box and sent Van Week 10 first with two more
balls so wide that Currier had 10 REACH for them
The hfsses kept Up as Mallory. who had already
struck out three times came 10 the plate Mallory
,,i+ 81 Ficks-s swift tirop bu; Hicks a little
bit ratified by the storm of noise and jeers from
tshe Yale side. and putting mite too much steam
!xn one his drops the second pitched 1t so 1ast
srhat Currier could do more than stop it 1t
ssouched the umpi-es leg and was forced IN as
"a result Then 10 cap the climax Mallory struck
fu. on the next hall and Curier had 10 take II on
The bound Mallory ran for first. saw a few feet
sffter he started that Cur-ter had the ball, ana
burned of the base line CrTer relaxed instead OF
lsf-o-vine 10 first for which there no excuse,
fsnd young Corey. coaching on first. beckoned Mai
faorv on Mallory had out OF the base line, out
was allowed TO take his base With the bases full
Hicks got TWO strikes called Merritt and then
made him bite on The third, but. after Cushman
isnad swung wildly and vainly twice. he drove a
ball at Mclaughlin. The ball went right lhrough
iaIcIsaughlin-s legs and the game was won Ior tNo
more runs sifted over the plate
The game began at 5 'lock. and, in view o.
the rafting displays ny bo. teams IN the previous
games Of the series. of which each had won
one il was surprising the stands so empty
waen play vas called There were not more than
four Thousand hand. and the beachers were
.rnptv save for small space back Of first base.
That condition didn't last long, however Ire re-
served seat stands filed Up quickly. and about nine
Thousand saw most of the game. Yale was behind
first base and the right of the plate; Harvard
nor SO strong numerically, The other SIDE
Certain things called for criticism No score OF
the game was posted, though the score OF the
game between the Giants and Brooklyn was bulle-
tined Moreover. the batteries were not announced
sz,n the new boards and, Harry Stevens's score
cards were even out Of the way than is usual
at the league games there was good deal Of con-
fusion
c,sptsin C,1rrier won the toss. and Harvard took
TIE field. Fels. the second Eli UP. got a base IN
halls but never got beyond second. Harvard was
harmless in tie first inning. too. and though van
Week got his first hit in the second inning Tor
Yale. a great catch Of foul by Currier and q
,i-aiiar effort by Briggs choked of the Blue rush
Harvard was very threatening in the second in
ming and Van Week had 10 pitch himself out oi d
sseep hole AroIson. Lp With one out. singled, ard
Van Week himself messed up Dana's puny tap,
5,-,,ic, ne should nave isft CushInan- Briggs
came alcng with single, and TIE bases Eer. full
with one oat = sharp stop by Cushnnan On Hart
lso,ss singing drive forrsd Aronsoa al the plate
srrd Mclaughlin was thrown "ut al hrst afleF d
wonderful stop by Van Week
ctsa,ran got 10 first when Hartford hit him IN
F.he third inning. but was caught stealing On =
la,eautiful throw by Currier FhilDin doubled and
ts,srf 10 third on BY FeIs- With Murphy Up
r-zla seemed likely to score. but Hartford was as
saeady as = rock, and struck the redoubtable Yale
e.ssd
Harvard didn't stop with threat in the third
s-snlnc. Lanigan singled right, and went 10
second and Sweeney made awful mess Of the
init Van Week taken cut Of the box and
Merritt went in Van Week replacing the hapless
Sweeney in right field Harvey sacrificed and
K~rrrier popped a fly 20 Fels. Two called strikes
fidnrt bother Smons a bit. and he sent the Har
-ard crowd fairly crazy with smashing triple to
sight that scored Lanigan. Aronson, with = chance
10 drive in another was out Oh an easy tap 20
xhe pitcher
Hartford stopped a Yale rally with impressive
xuddenness in the next inning. One man was out
when he hit Logan. and as the !rreprcssible Van
Nleck banged the next ball pitched TO centre for
o. single Logan got TO third. Van Week stole
second but Hartford struck out Mallory and made
ss1aritt pop Up a hy 10 Briggs
Mclaughlin the first Johnny up fn Che fifth in
ring planted a ball in the right field beachers for
"a home run after two strikes were called and
70 true hero in a minute. II lucky hit. as a
t.natte- Of fact that bounced badly away from Van
Week and over the tence. being properly two
sfageer But Il made the 20 O. just the same.
lsn BaTvard's favor
Yale started ooIngs IN the sixth inning. Murphy
handed on one OF Hartford's shoots for a terrific
smash down the third base line. Dana threw him
self before The flying bali and made marvellous
irtop that held Asrphy at first on q clean two
bagger- X play never surpassed hy a big
seaz,er on that difficult left field foul line. Sue
ssrevgive singles by Logan and Van Week sent the
Yale captain home and with two men on bases
:snd only one out Hicks was called In He struck
cut Mallory and Merritt in short order, gaining
great appiasse by the feat
Van Week smashed his home I'm the eighth
:aning and the score was tied, while TIE Yale
crowd swung into the inspiring strains Of More