New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
YALE WREAKS VENGEANCE
Tiger Dies Fighting in Hard
Battle at Princeton.
SCORE SIX RUNS TO THREE
Blue Nine Finds Noodle Easy,
While HartWell Pitches Strong
1y-Series Now a Tie.
fRv telegraph 70 The Tribune. J

Princeton, y. j., June l0-Few better
PLAYED or more thrilling baseball games
have been seen in Princeton than the one
between Yale and the Tigers this afternoon.
but the result. which was Yale 6, Princeton
3. threw a damper on the hilarious com
mencement spirit Of Princeton. which made
1t impossible for more than few nun
dred Of the twenty thousand spectators to
appreciate fully the merits Of the contest
The Yale hitters. whom Woodle had al
bis mercy last Saturday at New haven
found his offerings much TO their liking ms
afternoon. and Steve White replaced MN
in the eighth inning II White had been
used earlier in the game the result mleht
have been more TO the liking Of the huge
crowd. for in the two innings he pitched
only six men faced him. and five or them
were retired by the strikeout route.
Hartwell was I'm the box for Yale, and
twired a splendid game. allowing only
five hits up 10 the ninth inning. when the
Tigers made four. His curves were break
ing in splendid style. much to the dismay
Of the Tigers. who found him In only two
Of the nine innings.
4 Yale-Princeton game would not ne
complete without a ninth inning rally by
the Tigers. and this years Orange and
Black team rose 10 the occasion nobly, hut
a fatal mistake by Prescott took the back
bone out Of the rally. With the score TO
against them in the ninth. Sterrett start
al the inning for Princeton by making a
home run over Stevens's head. II was a
wonderful drive and set the thousands OF
Princeton alumni back for their reunions
into a state Of the widest enthusiasm
Three solid singles in succession followed
sterrett's drive. and the Princeton stands
we're a sight worth seeing. hut Prescott
was caught mapping on second base just
before Worthington singled. with the re
suit that the visitors managed to pull out
OF the hole without another run being
scored
Previous to the game Princeton classes
clear back 10 ~ held their annual com
mencement parade. and all that was need
eI to make the day a gala one for Prince
ton was a victory over Yale.
The class boy Of o. a little tot three
years old, tossed out the ball TO begin the
game. and ;na Ellis started OFF by making
two runs. largely through Noodles wild
ness. Both Corey and Badger walked and
succeeded in pulling of double steal.
after which the former scored on Stew
ens's sacrifice ny 10 PendietOn Bennett
single scored Badger.
The Tigers evened up in their half Of the
inning Pendleton walked, took second on
Bard's sacrifice and third on an nfield hit
hy White PendletOn and White promptly
pulled of a double steal, and both scored
on Prescotts tw0-bagger. For the Tigers
there was practically nothing more doing
gith the bat until the sensational and ex-
citing ninth.
But az the innings rolled by the Els and
their loyal followers in the stands we're
put into the seventh heaven OF delight.
Woode was wild. and when he did put the
ball over the resulting ring OF the rat added
10 Princeton's dismayed wonder and lale's
crazy delight
Two bases on balls and a rad error of
Judgment by Devito. which. by the way,
was the only error Of the game. gave an
other run 10 Yale in the second Yale
scored one more in each Of tho fourth.
NTH. sixth and seventh innings.
Woodle walked at least one man IN each
Of these frames. and then. in an endeavor
to put the tall over. failed TO puzzle the
Yale sluggers Steve White, Eho relieved
him pitched remarkable ball, tanning the
first three men 10 face him ana the last
two Corey managed 10 sandwich IN a
little roller 10 Prescott between his team
mates strike-outs.
Yale PLAYED fsultiessly in the field. Hart
well receiving splendid support The Tigers
felded almost az we'll and Pendleton ann
s r. White contributed several sensa-
tional plays
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