New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-14
TIGERS CRUSH YALE IN
A SLAM-BANG BATTLE
Drive Four Pitchers to Bench
with Seventeen Hits for
Nineteen Runs.
SAM WHITE STANDS OUT
CAPTAIN Sterrett of Princeton
Also Shines-Close to Ten
Thousand Persons
Enjoy the Fun.

cup or baSeball happiness at AHtll'd al
League Park yesterday, when Captain
Sterrett and his men fairly crushed the
Yale nine and won the odd game OF the
series of three by the One-sided score OF u
TO s. A steam roller could not have been
more effective In hattening out Hales nope
for the so-called college championship. 1t
was Just plain mansaughter of one blue
terseyed pitcher after another until five
had tried. mostly in vain. to check the
Tigers in their mad batting. Seventeen hits
and a few bases on balls, to say nothing
OF four errors of commission and two or
three of omission. tell the story in few
words of how Princeton once more
triumphed over Yale on the diamond.
Between eight and ten thousand persons
"A typical college crowd-were on hand.
The majority, because of the fact that the
majority was made up largely of Princeton
men and their fair sympathizers, enjoyed
the slam bang game to the full but the
Yale followers found their happiest mo-
ment when the last man was retired. after
two hours and q half of baseball that was
good. even brilliant in spots but too lop-
sided 10 be exciting. There was some sing
ing, as usually is the case when college
teams meet, and plenty of cheering. and
this. of course. added much interest and
color
Sam White. who has brought much fame
10 himself and his college. played his last
game for Princeton. Beyond making two
hits scoring no fewer than five Of the nine
teen runs. and making a number Of pretty
plays in the field he did not do much. He
was wildly cheered every time he came to
the plate, and as a rule he did something
TO Justify IT, Captain Sterrett. also PLAYING
his last game for Princeton. did equally
we'll, and in measure better. as he caught
an almost perfect game and made four hits
one a three Dagger Lear also must be
mentioned, as. all things considered. he
pitched an even. steady game, and did his
part in the batting with a three-baGger
that drove in two runs. He allowed ten
hits. but kept them pretty well scattered
while he struck out four men
Princeton won not only because Of the
hard hitting, for which the men deserve
much credit, but because the Yale pitchers
one after another, were not more effective
than some green, inexperienced freshman.
Hartwell. who is ranked perhaps at the
top began the game, and had little or moth
ing on the ball He was found for two
hits in the first inning and seven in the
second, six Of which came in row, and
why he was allowed 10 stay in az long as
he did is q mystery. Dyer, Gle. Scott and
Z. Brown followed in order and of these
only the last named managed TO escape
without hard knocks.
Yale's jnfield was weakened by the ah-
sence Of Blossom. who was injured in prac-
tice on Wednesday. Harpham took his
place and did fairly well, all things consid
cred, although he made one error in mis-
Judging fY ball which cost two runs and
was a bit unsteady. Scofeld also was out,
McGhie taking his place in centre field.
Before the game both teams took posses
sion of the bench back of first base, and II
was an unusual sight to see opposing pitch
ers warming up on the same side and
general congregation of all the players in
one place Neither would give up until Just
before the game. when on the toss OF coin
Princeton was forced to move over TO the
bench back Of third base. The supersti-
tious said it brought luck.
Yale went TO bat first and began in a way
that pointed 10 possible victory by scor-
ing two runs on two hits and an error. The
Tigers scored one run in their half after
two men were out, on hits by White and
Parker. Just when the crowd was settling
down, however, to keen, hard fought
struggle the second inning came along and
with 1t the end, TO all intents and purposes,
as the Princeton men hammered Hartwell
all over the field and scored eight runs on
seven hits. base on balls and an error.
Harpham, the first man UP for Yale.
slapped little grounder to Worthington,
who in his anxiety made a low, hurried
throw 10 first, which Rhoads could not
block and the runner went on to second
ON the error. Worthington partly redeemed
himself a moment later when he knocked
down a sizzler from the bat of Gross, and
got his man at first Reilly then set the
Yale crowd shouting by dropping Texas
Lacquer in short left for two bases, on
which Harpham scored. Bennett followed
with an inield hit through the box, on
which Reilly scored when Shaw made
high throw to the plate The next two men
were easy outs, Riddell on grounder to
shaw and McGhie on fly to Sam White.
The Tigers came back with one run after
Laird and Pendleton had flied out. Sam
White was cheered as he stepped TO the
plate and. White-lke. he did something
In the way of a clean hit to right field
Bartwell held Captain Sterrett In high re-
spect and in trying TO cut the corners OF
the plate gave him a free pass to first
Parker then slammed hit to centre field
On which White logged home. With run
ners on second and third, Worthington
bied out to Gross.
The second inning was not fruitful for
Vale. Parker gathered in two flies to his
,err,tory. and after Hartwell walked White
,u,Iad down a shooting liner from Harp
hams bat.
The Tigers made much Of their haif ana
,.fore the fun was over for Princeton and
the agony for Yale, eight big runs had been
chalked up on seven hits, base on balls
and an error by Hartwer Rhoads walked
.s q starter and went TO second when Hart
,se,l iueeIed Shaw's hunt The first named
was forced at third on Lear's bunt TO the
box but Laird shot single 10 LETT. ming
,ha bases folly Pendleton. the dashing
@ootbau halfback, then stepped up ana
.,or,med a clean hit TO right. on which
chow and Lear scored, and not 10 be out
done the ever present White bounced
screaming liner off the fence in left field for
two bases, sending Laird and Pendleton
racing home. Yales Nemesis galloped
across the plate moment later when Cap
tain Sterrett kept up the bombardment with
a fast erounder to right which Riddell got
hts hands on but could not field. Parker
,,ry,ed IN right and Worthington filled the
hasea IN a hit which knocked Harpham
over Rhoads, coming up for the second
time lifted a long fly TO McGhie' anc ster-
,.,t scored on the throw in, while Parker
- yxyortbJpgton brought the total up to