New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-25
UNION COLLEGE
SIXTH VICTIM
OF COLUMBIA.
Blue and White Is Still
indicated and Is After
a Crown.

n some one doesn't soon stop M,
Columbia baseball team It will IN,
Ugh. away with tho callege baseball
championship. The undefeated Bin.
and White took its sixth victory vs..
terday on South Field, besting Usio,
College by a score Of s 70 I. The deed
was done under cover Of lowerir,
skies, which helped the fast ball OF Do,
Beck, the sturdy southpaw, to such an
extent that he famed thirteen men
and yielded only three hits.
As matter Of fact, three Columbia
pitchers Beck, George Smith and I'd.
die Shea have famed 50 many Dart.
mouth, Yale. Union and other eolleg,
batters that Catcher Lester Lane h,
setting up record for college baek.
stops In the six games the team hs,
played 70 date Lane has had si=,y.
seven put-outs. Three Of these were
runners caught az the plate, six were
foul hies and the rest were strike-ou:s.
Yesterdays contest was tight until
the last of the sixth, when Coach Andy
Coakley Of the Blue and White shifted
his plan Of attack. TIP 20 this tire
every batter had let the first ball pass,
and Golf, the Union twirler, was each
time slipping the first one over for
strike. Batters in the sixth changed
and pummelled the first pitch for i've
runs that trickled over the plate almos.
faster than one could count.
Laird. who had tailed Columbiss
first run in the fourth. swung at an!
missed the first two pitches, but waited
Golf out and received four balls. Mis-
Buonaguro. the sensational freshman
shortstop. who is leading the college
batters. sizzled the first pitch 70 lefs
for hit. Mernstein hunted the initial
ball toward first base, where Goff and
Steele scrambled IT, Finally the i'm.
patient Golf seized the ball and tossed
it into right field. Laird tailed and
Buonaguro went 10 third.
Don Beck Slammed One.
Beck saluted the first ball for lirs
single to left. scoring Buonaglro.
p Hauck attempted 70 bunt the first one,
/ failed and swattel the next pitch 70
left centre. Friday. the Union lsf.
gardener. who is said to be a nephew
OF Billy SUNDAY. dsrted q mile or 80
and clutched the ball in his gloved
, hand Benson struck out, and Greer,
Unions receiver. thinking 1t was the
| third out, rolled the ball back to the
| pitchers box. Mernstein was wide
awake on second and dashed TO third,
Beck going to the midway.
Big Lane, who had been famed By
I Golf. came TO bat muttering Its
] long lane that has no turning and
belted the first ball to right for two
bases, tallying Mernstein and Beck,
/ Shea, the pitcher whom Coach CoaklsJ
sent to right field yesterday, laid for
the next first offering and larruped .
70 left for another two-bagger, Lsrs
scoring. Watt walked. but Laird, W
for the second time, popped 70 Steele.
Ma this inning Golf threw his fss:
one. which was usually his first. a.
most shoulder high. where il appsr-
emily came TO Columbia's liking. Al
q explanation Of his inability TO make
said fast one go low all during the
used 10 their home grounds at Schenee-
tady, where the boxman throws up
/ hill. However, at all other times than
the sixth Golf had the Morningsideu
at his mercy.
Squeezed the Other Run.
The other Columbia run, made n
the fourth. came as result Of Lalrds
hunt. which he beat By fast sprintins,
Buonaguro's we'll placed roller passed
the box and wild toss By Rosenkranz,
es re tried for a double play to end
the inning.
Union earned its solitary tally Of
Beck in the next frame COLLISION belted
the first ball TO left centre for a long
three-bagger. Green. the catcher, sent
a sacrifice fly to Laird.
Cor singled to start the sixth
1 Moynihan hunted. Beck heaved the
bal, to Buonaguro TO force Gof, bu:
tuohaguro dropped the pill and Coz
hiked for third. He was caught there
By Bonny's fast throw. After seeing
this exhibition Of base running Beck
became unsteady and passed the nsi'
Two batters. lie retired the two fo',
lowing batters. however, by scod
itching.
Bucnaguro, the Blue and White
shortstop. made two hits out OF four
times up; but at that his perform
ance diminished his batting aversge.
te Is hitting only 500 now instead o.
63i. Beck. who was second among
the college batters when the last aver.
ages were published. dropped 10 -S,s
from .625. Coach Coakley says he y
contemplating morning practice here
after to keep his hitters from getting
stale.