New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
"Pie" Way Holds Prince
ton at His Mercy and
Grads GrOan.
BLUE MAINTAINS
OLD TRADITION
Wrings Out Another Victory on
Enemy's Own Battle
Ground.
by Telegraph TO The Tribune J

Princeton, y. j.. June 12.-The Yale
baseball team wrung victory from de-
feat at Princeton Field this afternoon
and added a dash of bitters to the
Tigers cup of commencement happi-
ness. The Blue triumphed by a score
Of 2 to /.
The New Haven men forced the day
with almost perfect playing, and, in
cidentally. jammed a topping super
stitution back into prominence by MAX
ing Princeton's victory at New Haven
two weeks ago seem like bad omen.
booming commencement visitors to
high expectations and sudden disap-
pointment. The Tigers held the big
end Of exactly the same score at New
Haven a fortnight back.
Yale seemed to hold the KEY to the
situation to-day in Way, who far out
shone anything that the Tigers dis
closed on the mound. But Way would
have wasted his skill II he had not had
support that was beyond any shaking
after the first inning. II was one OF
those stern fights to the death, IN
which every moment was critical, and
the slightest slip that was made
brought at least temporary disaster.
Grads in a Big Pee-rade.
II was alumni day Of the 16sth com
mencement at Princeton. and the
classes holding their reunions joined
in a mammoth "p-rade," starting from
Nassau Hall. al the centre OF the
campus. and marching to the field The
old guard headed the procession and
the senior class brought up the rear:
The numbers ranged from one man OF
the class Of 80 to $50 in the class
of IS.
The brilliant costuming Of the
grads" was no less startling than IN
wears gone by, but all Of their stunts
and capers Of other years were omit,
ted. Even the floats were missing, ano
the dignity. almost approaching gray
ity. of the occasion was increased after
the paraders had found their places IN
the stands.
The opportunity for taking off, cur
rent events, which has always been a
favorite feature of past alumni pa
rades, was apparently carefully avoid
Cd. There we're no mock armies no
German submarines or aeroplanes. and
almost nothing to suggest an attempt
10 make fun from the war.
The most striking costumes Of the
dav were worn by the younger alumni.
The men Of 'O9 were on hand as cooks:
nil in white, and they were followed
bv Aaring combination Of red, green
and yellow in the Bulgarian outfts
of the class Of 10.
The next group was ~. all dressed
in loose robes Of light blue to represent
artists. and 10 followed in lockstep
and uniforms of convicts. Last years
class wore the usual sailor buds adopt
ed bv all classes for the first year out.
Seniors Bring Up the Rear.
The seniors decked themselves in
niue coats and white flannel trousers
ard straw hats. They carried Japanese
rarasols. and one of the sights Of the
dav was their wild dash for seats
when the parade broke up at the side
of the field opposite 10 the section re-
served for them.
The singing Of America" was FOL
lowed by almost as reverent a singing
Of "Old Nassau" and the game was on
in a din of cheers and songs OF vary
ing sorts in the various sections Of the
stands The first ball was tossed out
by the class baby of 10.
There was no need of waiting Tor
something 10 stir. for Middlebrook
caught the first ball pitched for a clout
along the left field foul line that land
ed him on second base. II looked bad
for the Tigers, but they pulled out Of
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