New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-08
MIR. TAFT HAS YALE DAY
NTH THE BOYS AGAIN.
Attends Yale Field Day Celebration
at BroOkline COunfrv CIub.

Boston. Sept. president Taft had another one
q his famous Yale days to-day He became plain
'Bil" Taft again 10 many OF his old classmates and
college companions but was still Mr. President to
the younger set OF graduates who surrounded him
during the Yale Field Day celebration at the Brook
line Country Club.
The President motored In from Beverly this morn
3ng, leaving the summer capital promptly at 3
o'clock He returned by the same route at $50
o'clock this evening. During the day he played in
golf foursome with three old friends and school
mates, was the guest OF honor at an outdoor
luncheon on the fine estate of Sherman l. Whip
pie, adjoining the country club. became mixed up
in a veritable blue football rush during recep-
ton after luncheon. and sat through the first
inning Of baseball game played by former stars
OF Ysles best teams
The Rev. Charles +. Carter. rs who pitched
no-hit. no-run game against Harvard back in the
JOS, pitched to-day for one Of the picked mines
and was hammered all over the greensward Just
20 show his oldtime form a batsman. however.
SIR. Carter made hit every time he faced the OPP
posing pitcher Il young man only recently out of
college.
The day was one OF entire informality and
thoroughly enjoyed 10y the President The Yale
Club, OF Boston had been waiting hold the field
day since early in July, when the President tenta-
lively accepted invitation be present The
prolonged tarin fight caused postponement until
to-day, when the weather was wellnigh ideal.
There were speaking or formal ceremonies of
any Yale cheers and Yale songs were the
order OF the day.
PUTS OK GOLFING COSTUME.
Arriving at the Country Club just before Il
O'Clock, the President "a put gofng cos
tune and prepared for his first play on the Brook
line links. Mr.. Taft was matched with the Rev,
Mr. Garter against Samuel J. Elder, the Boston
lawyer. and Allen Hubbard The game stopped
the eleventh hole in order TO delay luncheon.
and that time the President and Mr.. Carter
up.
The President motored from the club grounds
u lei
company of nearly three hundred Yale men to
meet President Taft at luncheon. Following the
luncheon, which served amid surrounding OF
bav trees, palms and potted flowers, came the re-
ception under Of the towering elms the
Whpple lawn. After the entire company had
passed BY in single column and had shaken hands
with the President some stopped and asked
for autograph his menu card. The idea was
sooner suggested than a hundred or more OF the
College men were sWarIning about the President in
quest OF similar .yenirs.
For fifteen minutes Nr. TAFT surrounded by
she clamoring throng, and then the Rev. Samuel Q.
Bushnell who acting sort Of master Of
ceremonies. declared that the only way the base
ball diamond several rods away, lay through the
OF a flying wedge. With some old football men
81 front and good interference the sides and with
Or Bushnell and Captain Archibald w Butt the
Presidents military aid. pushing behind, the Pres
3dent was sent through the line and landed safely
behind the home plate on the baseball field. Here he
sat down in the midst Of the crowd and again
hesieged for autographs, finally disposing of the
claims Of the last Yale the ground
SOME OLD PLAYERS SEEN.
Some OF the players in the baseball game in ad-
dition the Rev. Mr. Carter We're Allen Hub
hard. So, who caught the well known Vale pitcher,
Jumping Jack Jones, Samuel F. Elder and Wal
ter Badger Mr.. Hubbard caught to-day and had
only some eighteen or nineteen passed balls.
President Taft was urged To umpire the contest.
Come on, Bill pleaded Mr.. Bushnell.
SO. sir" replied the President Il value my
lfe TOO much for such a job as that
The baseball game interrupted after the first
innng so that group photograph might be taken.
with the President fl the centre While the big
crowd being posed there much good
na1ured chatting. Mr.. Elder had just previously
made a thrilling slide second base, when the
hall bounding merTily somewhere out in right
field He had on old shirt, and looked untidy
b., happy.
sam Elder" called the President. you don't
book respectable
Il don't know, Mr.. President hut after looking
over this bunch ] think ] size Up pretty well with
the rest Of them" retorted Mr.. Elder, amid
Eeved outburst of laughter
John HAYS Hammond came in from Beverly with
the President this morning and took part in the
Eae day games lie left Boston tonight for Ari-
zoua. and will join the President again at Salt
Lake City OF Spokane, 10 make the greater part
a The Western trip with the Presidential party.