New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26

has we'll earned a place near the top
| whereas Yale loses ground in consequence.
| Harvard played the kind OF baseball In ooth
| games that indicate championship quality'
and Is deserving OF a place on the form
| shown in the two all-important struggles.
| ne third only to Princeton aral Brown. and
So close TO both that there ia mighty niue
70 choose. Princeton beat Harvard IN the
| only game PLAYED, while Brown broke even
| with the Crimson in two games, ana
| showed perhaps. more consistent form
throughout the season. This alone pre-
vents Harvard getting place at the top.
| CAPTAIN McLaughln's team defeated AM
herst and Williams. ,both Of which beat
Yale and Princeton. Harvard also defeated
Pennsylvania IN one game played. but did
net meet Cornell. and was beaten by Dart
mouth The revised ranking follows.
Princeton. Brown, Harvard, Amherst,
Yale Cornell. Williams, Dartmouth and
PENNSYLVANIA. Yves: Point Georgetown,
Syracuse and the other colleges. as sug-
res.ed n week aSo, follow in a second
group.
II was pointed out in this column last
Monday that the ranking was purely aroi-
trary and not altogether based on scores,
which led 10 n perfect labyrinth not easy
TO untangle It was said further that there
was little 70 choose between the first nine
teams. and this was emphasized by the
fact that Harvard could so readily ne
moved from ninth place to third by play
ing the kind of ball necessary 10 beat Yale
so decislvey in two games.
IN the last fifteen years Harvard has
won ten baseball series to only five FOR
Vale. In that time third game has been
necessary on a neutral diamond in New
York nine times, Of which Harvard has
won six and Yale three In these fifteen
wears 80 games have been played Harvard
winning % to Yale's Is. one being a tie.
Yale. however. has a lead Of one game
since the two rivals began playing base
ball far back in 1865. The records show
that the two colleges have met in l1S
games. OF which Yale has won 80 and
Harvard 81. one resulting in tie
Dr. Sexton deserves high praise for his
clever handling and coaching Of the Har-
ward nine this wear. He has worked Won
ders with material that was none too
promising and showed his keenness and
baseball perception by picking out name
sake from the second squad when pitcher
was sadly needed in the first Yale game.
II A Sexton made a name for himself
that will not soon be forgotten at Har-
ward. Like Hughes. Of Princeton, who
jumped into the breach at first base and
proved so effective. he IS a senior and went
into the game without any varsity ex-
perience. This made his performance the
I'D no n
praise 4 word also should be said OF Cap
tain Mclaughlin. who held Yale 10 four
hits in the second game and set his men
such a good example by his hard hitting,
and Of Potter. the newly elected captain
for next year. who proved so effective
with the bat in pinches.
There was less "chattering' from the
coaching lines IN the two Yale-Harvard
games than in many moons. II is well If
this leavep will work.
This country is more than holding ts
own in the International competitions this
year. on top OF the polo victory comes
the clean sweep Of the American sender
classe boats in Germany.
Golfng favorites fell by the wayside on
Saturday. Alec Smith lost his open
crown. while the redoubtable Travis again
fell victim 10 Oswald Kirkby, player
who appears 10 be destined for greater
things.
P. N.-Rain checks at baseball games are
good until used, but will not be accepted
on holidays.
L. NJ C.-The catcher's mask was in
vented by T. W. Thayer. Of Harvard. IN
1876 II has been improved since then.
G. B.-If a runner scores from third on
the squeeze play and the batsman is
thrown out at first. the latter is credited
with a sacrifice hit HERBERT