New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-17
Blue Batters Pound Frye in
Opening Innings and
Gain Big Lead.
WAY STRIKES OUT
TEN HARVARD MEN
Both Teams Do Fast Work on
Long outfield Drives, Despite
Strong Cross Wind.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune


New Haven. June ls.-Yale won the COM
mencement game with Harvard at Yale
Field to-day by a score Of 6 TO !.
In the first inning the Blue scored
enough runs 20 win, but made victory
certain by scoring a run in each OF INC
next four frames. Frye was whd anu
,yes hit hard at times and in the open'hs
t,r,rgs had shaky infield support way
yale,s big sophomore twirler, had periect
control and his fast ball ana spi''''
the Crimson at sea. IL.
Tto visitors grouped their hits IN oh!S
one inning and then the Eli twirler s,e"u-
CA and retired the side, with Clark Oh
,biyd Fast work on long outteld drives
which a strong cross wind made haro 10
,,,6ys was done by both sides. There
9 ,,.rs few spectacular fielding plays now
ever. w..
BESIDES striking out ten men way
seIded superhly and made timely single
IN the fourth inning. Hanes led In the
hitting with two singles and base o"
halls. and he also scored TWO ruHs'
Ground rules were necessary on account
~ TIE overflow crowds IN right and lett
fields.
In the sixth inning. after Clark had
scored Winga1e on drive TO the lett neid
crowd. the Harvard base runner appar-
emily fell a victim TO the hidden ball trick
but the umpire refused to allow Reilly the
nut-out because the ball had not peeh
returned to the pitchers box.
After Harvard was out in order IN the
first two cracking assists by Captain
Blossom contributing, Hanes and Blossom
singled and the former scored when Clark
threw over Waterman's head trying 10
block the delayed steal
Cornish reached first on a helder
choice: Reilly walked; Cornish stole third
and scored when Waterman INJURED
Clark's perfect return following the
catcher's peg 10 second TO catch Reilly
Way famed two in Harvard's half OF
the second, and Yale counted again on
base on balls 10 Falsey, Swharts sacri-
flee and Middlebrook's fawless bunt
toward third. Falsey just managed TO
touch Frye's smash in the third and the
Harvard pitcher got two bases on the
cIout. He was forced at third, however
and Blossom ended the inning by step
ping on second 10 force Nash.
Uanes opened the third for Yale with a
single. moved up on Clark's wild heave
10 catch him and scored on Reilly's sac
ridce. which followed Cornshs single.
Harvard was out in order in the fourth
For Yale. Swihart walked, Way punched
out a short single, Middlebrook walked
and swihart scored on Hane's long sacri-
ice fly.
Gannett got on when Cornish fumbled
lis drive in the fifth, but his teammates
co1ld do nothing with Ways smoking
speed. and he was left. Cornish tripled
10 left to open the fifth for Yale and
scored on Hunters smash. Falsey
singled. but Hunter was caught at sec
ond.
In the sixth Wingate scratched hit
TO Blossom and scored Harvard's only
run when Ciarks hit went through Mid
dlebrook. Yale was out in order in the
latter half Of the inning.
The top of the Crimson batting order
faced Way in the eighth, but after Nash
flied out the Yale pitcher famed Win
gate and Clark. With two out in Eale's
half Of the inning, swihart blazed a
single off Clark's shins, but was caught
trying 10 steal second. AyTes opened the
ninth by going out on strikes, and Har-
wards last hopes vanished when Way
knocked down Hardwick's bounder and
threw out "Tacks" at first and Cornish
gathered in Gannett's smash and tossed
ont the Harvard right fielder.
.oevo fcIlOu,g.