The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-04
PRINCETON PITCHER
HOLDS YALE DOWN
IN OPENING GAME
Chance for American Col
lege Championship
Dashed.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June Cast
In the general cleanup role. Pitcher
Woodle, OF Princeton, was a huge sue
cess yesterday. He not only held Yalc
safe, except in one inning, but he put
MS own game securely upon the shelf
In the ninth with a triple, after the
score had been tied up. His long drive
scored two runs and he himself scam
pered along the home path a second
later on the single Of Pendleton.
Princeton's victory by q score of s to
In the opening game Of the annual
series dashed cold water on lively Yale
hopes Of winning the Harvard and
Princeton series and incidentally of be-
Ing accorded the American college
championship Of 1911. All that now
seems to stand between the Tigers and
the title is the Princeton commence
ment game at Old Nassau next Satur-
DAY when the second match of the series
with Yale will be fought.
No Progress Until Sixth.
Yale was unable to make progress tn
ward scoring today. except in the sixth
inhins' when the lead of two runs the
ilgers mad piled up in the fourth was
tea oy Badgers clean triple to deep
center pass to Bennett, and Burdett's
single Burdett. Yale's pony catcher.
was given Carhart's place at the last
minute. He not only pounded home
Yale's only two runs, but made two of
Yale's five hits, and held back the feet
Tiger base runners to a single stolen
sack.
o., Freemans support was in general
Iast ana clean. He was hit much hard
er than the statistics indicate. The IT.
gers victory was clean-cut, and the
saIe hitting was timely to the second
sterrett accorded Woodle fauItIess
support, achieving the feat of throwing
~ op corey the Yale captain, out in the
Yale captain has not been turned hack
perore this season.
Hughes Feature of Game.
Hughes all-around play featured the
Princeton game. He found Freeman for
two singles. Worthington's fielding was
strong. his capture Of 4 liner from
Reilly's bat In the seventh being I'D to
the crowd. PendIeton's racing catch
OF Burdett's long fly in the ninth check
ed an Eli batting rally. Prescotts muff
OF an easy throw in the second, in
overanxiety, in attempting a double
play, was not costly, and the overthrow
OF f1rst base by Captain White in the
NTH, giving Reilly second, did not fig-
ure in the scoring
captain White was famed three times
only one OF Yale's three mispIays crept
into the scoring. Bennett muffed an
easy toss at second, in the third inning. !
IN trying for a double play, but Free
man struck out Captain White and
occupied.
In the fourth. the Tigers accom- |
plsneo the first scoring. Sterrett
pounded terrific hit for two bases that
Corey headed off by a brilliant one
handed stop. spelling a home run.
Sterrett Safe at Third.
Prescott hunted to Freeman. who
threw to- third too late. Ster-
rett was easily safe. Devita hunted |
and Freeman threw him out. Sterrett |
tried to score and crossed the plate on |
Reilly's poor throw. which gave Pres
>ott third. Worthington's out, Bennett ,
% Reilly, scored him. Hughes and |
Woodle kept up the bombardment with !;
singles and Pendleton was passed. II |
ooked like more runs, but Stillwell /
closing the inning.
After Yale tied up the score in the
iixth, there was no near run-getting |
I'll the ninth, when, with one out. |
y orthington was passed. Hughes plant
ID a single in left, and Woodle won the
yame with his three-bagger. Pendle- II
on's single to center scored him. Bard
md White closed the game with infield
assists, the stop and throw to first by II
which closed the game, prov
ng one of the most brilliant bits of
ielding in the match.