New-York tribune., 1913-06-18
c,ores Two Runs and Blocks
Every Effort Of Crimson
to Turn Tide.
soNSTER CROWD LOOKS ON
,,;5dlebrook Saves Game for
pine by Robbing Captain
wingate Of Home Run
in Ninth Inning.
,B, rel.eraph % ~ TrIbunel


.,r,ent day crowd that ever attended
,..sbsn game here saw Yale defeat
,,..,.rd this afternoon by d score Of ?
pO
cae was in the box for the Blue and
,.F his opponents to five hits. He was
20. 50 steady as usual, however, giving
srs bases on balls. so that the game was
.oubt until the last man vas out in
.ss ninth innins
Tie last play. too, was the most thrill
fin, ~ the game. Yale had scored one
in the fourth frame and another in
... shb and led at TO o when the ninth
cpsncd.
hitchcock got life on Blossoms error
,,s took second when Alsop grounded
..,, Blossom 10 Ridden. Wingate then
:, drive that seemed good for home
.,, hut Middlebrook made a sensational
.,,.b and doubled up Osborn, who was
,,,Dlnr for Hitchcock, at second by a
..,i,k return 10 Cornish.
FIVE pitched four and two-thirds
,,,ines for Harvard and allowed eight
III, while Hitchcock finished the game
,,i,5out allowing a safe drive. FELTON,
u,-vsrd's star pitcher. was saved for the
nne at Cambridge tomorrow.
rough estimate made the crowd al
..s twenty thousand. 1t filed every pos
.isl. and available seat in the grand
,,,,ss and bleachers and even temporary
.,.irs rlaced about wherever a hole could
=. found II overfowed TO the track
stands far in the rear Of the playing field
and around the temporary fence IRON
-.bt 10 left field ten deep among the au-
t,rohiles. II even went so far as 10 take
,.scarious seats on the roof Of the sharp
r. ,tched stand. while the football stands
which overlook the field were lined three
iee9
Resides this. hundreds sought points Of
yantage between the right field fou! line
sr5 the crandgand. Il was by far the
b-gest and most enthusiastic gathering
ever seen al a Yale commencement and
vas lucky enough 10 see one Of the
test games and the liveliest reunion in
vars
Before the struggle began the various
reunion classes made merry and fur-
iish4d plenty Of entertainment, but the
antics finally were over and the 10 class
boy tossed out the ball.
Then followed an unseemly delay OF
stteen minutes. caused by the fact thar
KeIly. the umpire. had been instructed to
announce FRYE as the Harvard pitcher
bli at the last minute Captain Wingate
wanted 10 make a change and use Hitch
cock.
Captain Blossom Of Yale az first object
I'd, saying that under the rules Frye must
start the game al least. but then con-
ssnted to the change. That over. Captain
Wingate decided 10 use Frye anyway. and
finally the game began with the crowd
sughing as the band struck up we
won't 90 home until morning"
Harvard was retired IN order in her half
o the first inning. but Yale became dan
Esfous after Nlddlebrook had struck out
When Schofeld hit 70 left centre for two
ea'eS Blossom at once followed with
single 10 right. hut Gannet caught Scho-
fed at the plate by a perfect throw.
Neither team did much in the second
Tame although Harvard had two men on
VIII two out on passes by Gle. but the
timely hit was lacking. Pumpelly SIN
tn for Yale in her half with only one
o. but was caught stealing second.
Harvard loomed up in the third when
YIN one out Alsop and Wingate singled,
tI clsrk's grounder 10 Reilly forced AL
sop az third. while Ayres sent a long fly
70 DPumpelly.
10 the fourth inning. with one down
HaFdVick beat out hit TO deep short for
harvard and Tones single 70 right put
ne runner on third. but Young and Frye
we're out on grounders 20 Gle and Bios
SON. respectively.
iaes first run came I'm this inning.
WIN one out Captain Blossom doubled 10
ne rght field crowd and Riddell singled
Gong the right field foul line. Blossom
'A0ah have scored on the hit even with
perfect throw, but he waited az third.
os'heVs throw 20 the plate was wide.
"s'eVer and Young made n bad tumble
" Blossom then started. but was
s'VEh out. Young 10 Frye. while Riddell
,se,hed third. Il was poor base running.
"'lay then singled 10 right for the third
cessive hit. and Riddell crossed the
see while twenty thousand persons
VEG themselves hoarse.
'~es second run came In the fifth Inn
cornish was hit by Frye and Bur
~ 'scrihced perfectly. Gle then singled
y short. scoring Cornish. Hardwick
a NE ball 70 Wingate. at second. 10
In Gle. but tumble saved the run
.. hddlebrook then bunted safely. put
,., ,s Gle on third. and stole second. With
one out. things looked rosy for Yale.
-' Tones knocked down Schofeld's hard
cr and threw him out at first. holding
a., On third. Hitchcock then went In "a
-. 70 Frye's place, and Blossom went
!, Oh hard grounder 10 Clark
pa'vard lost another good chance "a
~ IN the seventh inning. when, with
,.', out' Alsop walked. stole second and
A., 49, 'hird on Wingate's single, but Mid
sv'ooKs perfect throw 10 the plate pre-
'eo score. Clark then flied TO Mid
"Ook, but another fine throw to the
e. heid Alsop at third. and then Gile
'.aes out Ayres.
asrsards last chance to score also was
s].' neo out In the ninth By the same Mr.
f'ifDiOOk who as gafd before. robbed