New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
TIGERS TURN AT END |
YIN IN TENTH INNING.
Yale Breaks Tie First, but Princeton
Rally SaCes the Day.
Igy Telegraph to The Trihune. l

Princeton. n J. June l2-Princeton's baseball
team. beaten almost every turn and come to be
despised by all except the loyal rooters here turned
like nine of true tigers to-day and the
bulldog of Yale disconsoateIy leld. beaten
by q score Of To- In innings Of sensational
baseball After Yale's easy victory at New Haven
a week ago here dared do more than
cherish forlorn hope OF victory. but the team
played in its true form and sent the great crowd
Of alumni home wild with Joy.
All seemed lost to-day when Yale broke the tie
in the first half Of the tenth inning and scored
run that seemed to be the winning tally. a
splendid batting rally turned the tide the elev
enth hour. however. AMI Princeton Will have the
chance finally TO retrieve dismal season by win
ming the Yale series when the extra game Is played
in New York a week from Tuesday
After tho rain Of the early part of fhe week f.
was a relief the commencement crowd to
the day break clear and warm Il WAS perfect
weather for baseball, for alumni paraders In their
fantastic costumes and for the hundreds of pretty
girls who helped to pack the stands and cheer the
Tigers 10 victory
Yale Was by no means without supporters in tho
crowd The Blue sent down a delegation thai
must have left New Haven pretty empty. and 81
was prepared 10 cheer the victory that was re-
sarded as sure 10 come. The defeat gave the New
Haven men shock but they we're ns game as
ever and cheered the winners and their beaten
team impartially. promising the while to clean up
the series IN the rubber game.
Merritt was in the box for Yale. he was week
ago but Princeton made a change, sending White
in 10 pitch instead Of Drewes Both pitchers were
steady and the battle between them was OF the
closest White got better support than his rival.
and this had much 10 do with the outcome. Two or
Yale's errors were costly. while the Princeton mis-
cues were much less influential in determining the
hnal score.
Yale outbatted the Tigers. Captain Murphy lead
ing the team with four hits in five times at bat
But White grew cool and deliberate with men on
bases. and showed me control in the pinches.
XaIa cd plate first In the third In
ming. wien Jefferson singled Mallory sacrificed
and Merritt singled to right. jefferson raced for
the plate and seemed sure to score but was cut OF
by magnificent throw by Cunningham
Yale took the lead in the next inning however
Fels flied TO Pitman and Captain Murphy singled
roran sacrificed and Van Week followed with a
.sfa drive 10 centre field that scored Murphy.
1ogans poor throw left Ballen safe on first in
rinceton's half Of the sixth inning and Ire reached
second base Dawsons sacrifice He reached
third on Jefrersons wild throw, and scored when
sides beat out an infeld hit. the crowd IN the
PRINCETON sections going crazy when the was
tied.
onI, one man on either side reached 1rst base
thereafter until the tenth inning, Murphy getting
his third hit in the eighth inning. IN the tenth
session, though. Warwick found Phtbins hit 100
slow TO beat the batter and Yales catcher was
.afa Fels sacrificed, and Murphy sent Philbin
home and tied the with his fourth safe drive
g slashng hit TO centre
The Yale contingent UP at once. dancing
shouting throwing hats in the air and celebrating
a victory without delay. 1t reckoned without its
Princeton hosts. however
Princeton wasn't prepared to admit defeat. not
by 8 good deal. To prove 1t Cunningham smashed
a single to centre. Reed struck out, but Pitman
got to first on Fes's and promptly stole sec
ond He and Cunningham both came in when
Mysr batting for White hit safely 20 right field.
and the game was won
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