New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-15
S. V. White Pitches Brilliant
Game, and Old Nassau
Wins by a Run.
Pop COREY'S ERROR COSTLY
Washington Park a Mass Of Life
and Color as Supporters of
Both Mines Cheer the
Players On.

Yale and Princeton fought out the is
sue the New Haven and Princeton games
left in doubt at Washington Park.
Rrooklvn. Yesterday. and Princeton won.
It was the closest. tightest. most hair
raising of games, for the score was only
| 10 q. and il was not until the last Yale
man was thrown out in the ninth inning
that the Princeton men felt safe IL
was a splendid game. too, marked by
beautiful pitching on the part Of both
S. V White OF Nassau. and Hartwell.
of Yale. Pop" Corey. Yale's chubby
leader, chucked the game away in the
fourth inning 10y his wild throw to
third poor play just before that nav
ing put s. b. White. who scored Prince
toms only run, on first
When the eighth inning rolled around
the Yale supporters rose and sang, For
God. for Country and for Yale but In
vain. II was Princeton's day, and after
the game White received great wa
ton. The Joy Of Princeton knew no
bounds. and "Old Nassau" echoed amid
the rafters Of the stands. II was
happy thronG that left the field wearing
the Orange and Black, and a hasty re-
treat was made from the environs ot
Brooklyn 10 the little island of Manhat-
tan. which has facilities for celeora-
tions of more or less protracted nat
>-.olio-. 70 COW Princeton made
the best use Of these last night
Washington Park proved a fine set
ting for the game Contrary 10 general
expectations, the graduates ana under-
graduates weren't bothered at all by the
change made necessary by the burning
of the Polo Grounds. They piled out TO
the grounds on the 3. X. T. in merry
mood. swarmed over the wreck or 81
street anu enlivened the gloomy stands
as they are seldom enlivened these days.
Brooklyn isn't used to college crowds
and the gay procession from the Il,
threading its way through the ticket
SPECTATORS and the sellers of the win
ming colors" and ali the rest Of the par
aphernalia. was watched by interested
natives. who acted as they do when the
circus pitches its tents in the same
neighborhood each year.
Even the weather couldn't spoil the
crowd or the picture. Girls i'm white
suits, blue suits, tan suits. all sorts Of
suits: girls in dainty hobble skirts. girls
in blue, girls in orange. girls i'm every
hu deAed the chasing clouds to spill a
drop on them. and the clouds, thinking
perhaps Of a possible suffrage conversion.
soon decided TO behave themselves and
save their water for a while. lest the
Weather Bureau he legislated out Of ex-
istence some day. So all was well, and
inside the park the big grandstand was
packed Back of third base was q mass
of blue. while Princeton held the fort be
hind first base The crowds were about
eousl in numbers. and the cheering duel
which. owing To the tenseness Of the
game. never ceased a minute was an
even thing
II was great baseball game. Prince
TON should not have won i'm nine innings,
but one got the impression always thaJ
the Tigers were there TO win and that Z
Coreys throw had not helped them 70
ne victory they would have gone about
getting it in some other way. 1t was a
hard game for Hartwell Ia lose because.
although he was in difficulties more than
cnce. Le never got ratified and pulled
himself ont of the hole with courage ami
good address.
: V White had no occasion TO show
his ability i'm tight place, because he
arranged matters so that there We're NJ
tight Ilaces. Prevention being better
than cure he pitched the better game.
Iut there was little to choose between
them.
such pitching has seldom been seen in
a college game here. Certainly never In
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