New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
Fur-Clad Crowd Sees Win
ter Leaguers Beat Union
Club Nine.
SMALL DOUBT AS TO
OUTCOME OF SERIES
Kuickerbocker Team Falls Easy
Prey to Players of 18TH
Regiment.

The University Club virtually clinched
the pennant or whatever hinges on the
result of tho Winter League games, by
heating the Union Cub In the final game
Of a thrilling double-header at "the lot
Fifth avenue near 72d street yesterday
afternoon. While several hundred enthu-
sIasts sat about, some warmly clad IN iur
overcoats (Which were the envy OF the
less fortunate), and some with teeth chal-
terlng I'm the arctic atmosphere the UNI
yersty men downed their nearest rivals
by a score of II TO Z and sprang clear
with a lead Of two and a half games. IN
the opening game the team of the l2th
Regiment ran roughshod over the knicN-
erbocker Clubs representatives by the all
sufficient score Of "A to D.
There was not man on any OF the
teams who did not qsalify for member
ship I'm the Arctic explorers set with iuil
privileges Although the day was colo
enough 20 pull tendon or spring neat
little charley horse they stuck right at
the game, wnging the ball across the dia-
rond after the fashion OF Hans Wagner
or sliding into the bag la Ty COBB.
Johnny De Saulles. of football fame at
Yale and recently appointed TO the dipio-
matte service in Uruguay, injured his
back IN fielding a grourder and asgra-
waited IL by sliding into third with pretty
hook. lie refused to leave the game,
however.
Difference OF opinion not alone makes
horse racing, but causes the more positive
to back their beliefs along other lines.
There were many Of the positive on hand
yesterday on both sides. The University
Club was fayorte at odds Of ; to g.
For five innings the game was close and
Interesting Simmons and Delafeld had a
merry battle in the box, and both re-
ceived good support. or course. here and
there heroic heave percolated through,
but these were few and far between. To
Offset the bad breaks there were many
brilliant plays. De Saulles, third baseman
FOR the Union Club. and Romans, short
stop for the Victors, We'd for honors.
Romans was a wizard in pulling down
flies off the wire screen. and in the eighth
inning brought the crowd to its feet by
shooting Benjamin's sizzling grounder TO
first base in time to get the runner. De
Saulles roved about here and there, pick
ing them up and throwing with great skill
and accuracy.
Simmons had twist on the ball that
bothered the opposing batsmen. They
picked Off eleven hits, but he had the
knack of putting on the screws in times Of
danger, and, with the exception of the
ninth inning, allowed no more than one
run at time. His felders aided 10 no
small degree, and an error by the brilliant
Homans alone marred the card. Wilcox
and his big stick were prominent in the
victory. too. and drove home several runs
Delahed was in the box for the Union
Club and was not quite UP to form. He
was hammered for fifteen hits, and these
coming along in punches, soon produced
the desired results.
The 18th Regiment had no regard for
any ones feelings in the opening game
They took the bull by the horns right in
the opening chapters and put at rest all
doubt. Failing on the slants of Rae, they
hammered out nine runs In the first five
innings. These in themselves would have
been enough 10 settle the game, but in the
eighth and ninth frames they put to-
gether five more. Holt, who pitched for
the soldiers, was a puzzle. In the eight
innings he pitched he allowed only nine
hits and three runs. Hildreth then took
command and allowed four hits and two
runs.