New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-05
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Yale Bulldog Breaks RivaIs
Early Gained Clutch.
THE "NEVER SAY DIE WINS
Princeton's First Inning Lead
Overcome by Cleanest
of Work.
NV Telegraph 10 TIE Tribune.

Princeton at baseball here this afternoon
by the score OF to in a game wnich
thrilled every spectator and which won the
team of 10 a high place In the esteem
and warm place in the hearts OF every
Vale man. II was no lucky fuke which
gave the local men the victory The game
was won on its merits and because the
Blues showed that same old neveT-say-eie
spirit, that same old bulldog tenaoity and
that same ability 70 play better than they
know how at crucial moments for wntch
Yale teams have ever been famous through
out the history of college athletics. and
which has brought their university many
a hard-fought victory when the odds were
all against them
Princeton started the game with rush
and scored two runs in the first inning
Then Yale settled into her stride. and not
until the final inning did the Orange
and Black threaten again TO score WITH
S. V. White pitching magnificent ball and
his team mates. giving him the finest kind
OF support. those two TALES looked as Dig
as the mass Of bills the college man faces
at graduation II seemed hopeless IN
dertaking for Yale 20 attempt TO overcome
the lead. and Princeton men settled back
in their seats contentedly TO watch Old
Nassau rub it into the Bulldog.
But the Yale PLAYERS had gone out on
the field TO retrieve a somewhat disastrous
season. They never gave up After bad
furry in the first inning, during which some
lurid fielding had helped the Tigers TO
score they settled down TO their work.
There were no more errors. In the field
the nine played with a snap and precision
that made the undergraduates rub their
eyes and ask themselves if it really was
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which somehow had got hold Of Blue uni
forms Where were the errors and where
the sloppy work they had become accus-
toned 20 seeing at times this year? At
the bat the Blue men were not making
much Roadway, but they we're pegg1ng
along. and when one Of them did get on
first he went down to second Ike streak
OF lightning In fact. the Yale base run
rers were giving the Tiger captain lot
Of trouble with their differing proclivities-
For four innings that lead Of two runs
held Then came the fifth. Murphy, the
first Yale man up, singled and stole sec
ond. but the next two went out IN easy
fashion Everything looked blue again. out
not Yale Blue. Then out Of a clear sky
came the play that proved 70 be the de-
Gliding one Of the day. Merritt. the next
batter up did not try 20 knock the cover
off the ball Instead, he laid a slow. teas
ing hunt down in front Of the plate and
started for first as If all the inps in Hades
we're chasing him He took White entirely
by surprise White rushed in to field the
ball. He was furried, and without steady
ing himself slammed IT at Sterrett- II was
the widest of heaves. and the ball smashed
into straw hat in the grandstand. instead
Of the first baseman's rnitt Murphy and
Merritt both scored, and the Yale stands
roared themselves hoarse. But the umpire
sent Merritt back 70 third because Of
ground rules He scored again q moment
later. with the tieing run. and again Yale
enthusiasm overlooked.
In the seventh inning the Blue men did
the solid, timely hitting that won the game
| They punched three Of the four hits they
got off White. two singles and a double
/ and scored two more runs. Then every
thing was blue again. but this time II was
| Yale Blue Old graduates and undergrad
yates alike cut loose and howled them
selves blue IN the face-to harmonic with
the general color scheme
| Both White and Tonmers pitched good
games Tommers held the Tiger batsmen.
/ who a few davs before had hammered Nc
/ Clure OF Amherst, numerically. TO five
| scattered hits, and after the first inning
session Princeton became dangerous again
/ Each team made errors when they cost
most Two Of Yale's misplays came in
the first inning, and certainly were respon-
sible for one. if not both. of Princeton's
runs The two Tiger errors were punched
in the fifth inning after two were out, and
if they did not actually cost the game they
certainly " ere responsible for two runs
Had White fielded MeTrittS bunt Clearly
the two teams might have been playing
yet
BALM. the first batter up. lined out a
slashing two-bagger. and went 10 third a
moment later when Bard laid down q
pretty sacrifice. Reed gave Merritt a field
er's choice, and the Blue shOrtstop got
ratified and threw to the plate Reed tax
ing second on the error Warwick went
out, Tommers to Murphy Sterritt drove
an easy grounder at Logan. who threw the
ball into the grandStand, allowing Reed 10
score and Sterrttt to reach second. Daw-
son went out. Mcintyre TO Murphy, retir-
ing the side
For Yale, Corey drew a base on halls.
after Badger had started by striking out
Logan drove fly out TO Bard, who dOu-
bled Corey off first by magnificent throw
to Sterritt. s =. White singled in the
/ second. but was caught of hrst by Tom
| mers's quick throw and run down. Yale
J got her first hit in the fifth inning, which
/ Murphy opened by slamming hot one BY
| third Carhart struck out. and s. v White
threw Mcintyre out at rrSt by the mar
rowest of margins Then Merritt hunted
and White heaved the ball into the stands.
Murphy scoring in walk, and Merritt
scored a moment later. Warwick making
an error.
/ In the seventh inning Logan singled 20
/ sending Logan to third. Then Carhart
came UP and put the game in cold storage
/ by rapping out CCrking tvO-b3EEer, which
scored both runners
/ TT. foil