The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
OYERC0NFIDENCE OF
7 .PORDHAM Is FATAL
Team Doesn't Play Ball at All
Until Columbia Is Ava,
Out in Front.
SHEA RISKY EXPERIMENT
Youngstcr Wild and COakl-
Has to Put O'Nealc III
Score Is q to 2.
SHEA RISKY EXPERIMENT

BOuit'u 'H IiNNlltI hNGlNn
OF Fordham for a quartet OF runs Ia the
second inning yesterday afternoon In
game OF baseball that practically decided
the intercollegiate championship u t.,
greater city. Columbia finished up a..
battle a victor ~ a score OF 8 to !, FL,
Bronx boys were able to gather four ~,
from the combined efforts OF Eddie Shea
and SLIM jim O Neale, while the l}lue al
White minions OF Coach Lush each-y!,.
the exception Of shea, Mcenan and . Nca'.
enjoyed one or more safe wai.ops 4,
the contest marked the return oI Acensu
to the game. the absence OF his baltlns
eye Was exCuslOie.
Indirectly, the Maroon nine lost because
OF its sluggish. Indifferent and O,srcou.
fdenr work IN thu preliminary PRACTICE
and early innings, banking, perhaps o.
the conjecture that the reputable punch
earned OH the successful Southern tap
could be uncorked at Will, They nevef
got the opportunity after u Neale re
placed Shea In the fourth Inning, for
Jimmie made the FordhaJn slusgers loon
like novices. ~--.Ut
The Bronx boys scored in the early
Innings. not 30 much because they tried
hard but because Icidis Shea WAS 10 upse'
that he simply forced them tn accept
the TALES by hihkiRg q series of brnYing
errors. Shea was a. nervous az "A tenn
peramental bride. and although i,e mad
speed. curves and fair control, ne would
have led the team into the chasn OF
defeat IL he had not been derricked b.
Coach Oakley at the end OF the third
inBing.
Columbia scored one run In ths first
inning, but Il WAS apparent that more
TALES than one would be needed to win
the game II shea didn't settle down 10
the immediate vicinity Of the Harne
Chapman was safe when what ough, 70
have been an easy out filtered through
Shsns hands IN the second inning THIS
upse, Eddie 30 that he passed McGcvern.
but fortunately for Columbia Chapman
was caught mapping before McErean's
single to centre scored McGovern. Kane
banged one TO centre and Danny Neenan
got the hrst Of his trio OF pretty catches
that featured the afternoon by Clutching
the sphere IN true basketball style rs !,
passed over his shoulder while he WAS on
the dead run.
Columbia came right back with foH~
runs on timely hitting. Capt F!iodf o
singled to centre. and Grctsoh. who wee
placed Haaren on third. hunted SAFE:
Friedrich scoring to third. Rosen
moved even Shea's sorrow temporarily ~
slarnming triple to Hartley Hall. Il
followed his battery mate with y blow
on an srrot by Jack Carroll Watt stsu, .
out buy Charlie Ham, the former llat-
ward captain. ppled out a Texas le1gu'
on which ne reached second before tie
bail dropped. Rosetf ard shea sc'-.
agSreeatiuc total u four runs. ate'
witch rag" struck out
In tie third carroll walked and - -
second Ilernar \ to Friedrich. Wa.
attempting to throw out Car,uu hIL
Maroon rfieldcr On the back. Kier' .
dish. Friedrich 10 Watt. ola an att,n
double play after Conveys gro
Rpsen made a blum To throw 10
and tnon threw To left field. Ca .ol
scoring. ON throw from Page To t-.l J.
rich al second conway was out. '..t.
man walked ana NJ 'tioy.rn singled. 60
man. with the indifference that ~ r' .
IN. piEy Of his team mates. was ,tnE.
off second Shea WAS Wisettne
whole Columbia team, 80 Coach Co.'s,
put in the Veteran oNea!e In III 'eN'
, inning
Page singled and stole second n t''
third inning. with none down, but - ~
resulted from the achievement. In o.
fourth however Roseff walked. and 80
Mernsn famed for the second ''
o'Neale was passed unin;entiona,ly. W.
singled, and Ros-ffs perfect Slide ; .
knne's perfect throw by SHADE.
Charlie Ham displayed a BIT ~ -r'' B
In the fast awakening FVlhan team r.
the sixth inn!ng lie Shot L. s'-1~
when Carroll threw his groundei - -
right Held and then darted g. f.r
! when the return throw slipped pa, ~
nan tor couple OF rods. He died ,.r
/ however
kusefI made u iine catch In tn, '4r %
on Tonw0N's foul tiv over the p,tT. =
| bench. he made the catch whl' 0n
! knees after sprawling over save'l N'-
Nivisno batted for McGovern In 'tr iur' 3
and banged out n long triple. lie ttl'l
! 10 touch second base IN route. NoN-N' -.
mid was called cut at the r,GGes'
! Capt. Friedrich. ForJham lost a '
I chance TO score. az thpre MAS uc'a
at thu time. The score.
: COLUMBIA FORiHAN