New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-26
Two Wild Throws, with
Two Men Out, Turn Tide
to the Crimson.
MAHAN AND DEYOIN
DUEL OF PITCHERS
Three Errors Costly to Tigers,
While a Base on Balls Forces
In Another Run.
tBy rs.,srapa 70 ne tribunal

Princeton, May %. Harvard sna,ehei
tenth-inning victory by a score o.
l.. 10 2 from the Princeton baseball team
here this afternoon.
Il was the third attempt Of the ~,
teams 20 meet on the diamond, h.
Crimson being held here since Sa.ur.
day on account Of rain.
Victory practically was In the hand,
Of each team at least twice during the
struggle that lef. the score a 2 70 2
tie al the end OF the ninth inning
Then the Tigers yielded slightly under
the high tension IN the tenth frame.
There were two out against Harvard
in the extra inning, when a Wild throw
10 second by Kelleher, the Princeton
catcher. snapped the strainlng perfee.
ton of the Princeton team just long
enough for Nash % race across the
plate with the run that broke tie
deadlock. Then Scully's wild throw
over third base KEEP, Gill following the
ball long enough for Hardw.ck 70 add
one more tally 20 the Crimson total.
With Nash on third base, Hsrdviek
started 20 steal second. kel.eher feint-
cd throw, which drove Nash back 10
his base. but when the Tiger catcher
attempted TO cut Hardw'eH OF al sec
ond his throw went litt.e vide Of the
mark, and Scully and Law tried 70 re-
cover in time 20 get Nash gong home.
II resulted in momentary confusion
tina, led Scully 20 heaye the ball over
ellis head at third, and this second
bad throw let Hardwich complete ais
circuit
An immediate return 70 high lass
baseball proved too late 70 save the
Tigers, although the Crimson players
did not finish without bad scare.
Mahan offered little hope 70 his
opponents in their half OF the tenih
inning until he had two men oct Deyo
then found him for scorching drive
over third base, and Hanks followed
Immediately with q single 10 right ned
that brought the spectators up VITA
roar. IL looked like an extra base hlt
hut Gannett's speed in fielding cut i 70
a single. Scully slammed the ball with
resounding squareness, but Aooo.
closed the books By tossing him oa'
Princeton's three errors cost a run
apiece and virtually lost the game
+ The Tigers earned a one-run lead u
the fourth inning, and seemed 70 %
sailing smoothly, with Deyo appar'
emily getting better acquainted VITA
/ the Crimson batters each inning.
There were two out IN TIE ska
frame. and Hardwick, the Harvard ZAP
tain. was stranded on second. sssi
FRYE went in 70 hit for Besl. be
tapped a bounder toward second, and
Devo covered il on the run. His 'oss
IN Douglas went a little wide, and ne
I first baseman had 20 stretch for L, oa'
the Princeton men were so sure tns'
il was the last out OF the inning tina;
they threw their gloves aside sha
started for the bench. "a,
Their Judgment did rot agree VITA
tAc umpire's. and Hardwick raced nons
before the Princeton men realized ths
situation. Frye had stopped 70 her
tn decision or he, too, might hs's
scored on the same play.
Devo, the Princeton twirler had On
erratic day. He started 6y filing us
bases for Harvard on two passes and
single and then forced Nahan across
on another pass Except for mat one
inning. his record was practically equH
10 Nahar's. who did the mound ~o'A
for Harvard. ,.,
The Crimson pitcher yielded The 'sn,'
number of hits. and a. even more er ',
zeal times, but his batting record eo';a
no. touch Deyo's three clean MIS-
four times az the plate. y
Douglas proved a terror % Asssr
and did woman service Tor Fr'nse..l
With his bat. lie brought III, Tistr
int3 the running in the second inn,,s
by a drive that scored briggs rom IS.
ond and he gave them the cad . .iI.
should have meant victory By repea.as
the same performance IN the same ""
in the fourth frame.
Gill handled everything hat etm.
within yards Of his station q: talra, ~ I.
the way he treated a drive BY keeo y
the ninth inning was marvel q o..
hand work equalled only by AooOss. y,
who scooped up a hot groIincss 81
Hanks with his bare hand while on Wv
run.
The score follows:
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