New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
OLD NASSAU TN
FRENZY OF JOY
AS YALE LOSES
Tiger Rends the Bulldog
in Commencement Game
at Princeton.

Princeton. y. j., June 10.-Every son
Of old Nassau is giving three cheers
tonight The bands are playing in
Princeton, and the grads who could
not get back are having their hilari.y
somewhere else. because the Tigers
thrashed the Bulldogs this afternoon,
after overcoming a five-run lead in the
annual commencement game.
The old grads were assembled from
everywhere 10 cheer on the team, and
the repeating locomotives that came
rolling across the field played their
part in making the final score, to d,
in Prnceton's favor.
All morning the rain came down in
torrents. and all hopes for the ball
game we're abandoned As the time for
the game drew near the rain began to
slacken, and by the time the gayly
dressed reunion classes started their
parade to the field it had stopped alto
gether.
Psychology always plays big part in
every Yale-Princeton game, and it did
its share as usual this afternoon. In
the seventh inning Walsh took Gar
fields place in the box for Yale. The
/ latter had been batted hard in the pre-
vious inning, and the score was to g.,
( in favor of Yale
Where Tibbott Was Revenged
Tibbott opened the inning with a
three-base drive off Walshs delivery,
and the excited crowd went wild.
Walsh became nervous, too, and hit
both Of the next men up. Douglas was
the next up. and the stands were yell
ing for hit. Walsh was so afraid Of
hitting Douglas, too, that ne threw the
first three balls wide of the plate, and
Watrous vas sent in TO relieve him.
But by that time Watrous had imbibed
some Of the same nervousness. and he
passed three men before the side was
retired forcing in the three runs that
meant the game.
Yale started the scoring in the sec
ond inning. Holden was hit by a
pitched ball, went 20 third on an error
and scored on Mudge's single. In the
fourth they scored four more runs and
drove Thompson from the box. Vaughn
walked and took second on Holden's
single. Bush then hit safely, and went
to second on the throw home, Holden
advancing to third. Nudge then
doubled, scoring two more runs
Kinney was out. but Garfield scored
ssL ,1o
was sent 20 relieve Thompson.
Link held Yale safe all the rest OF
the game. and only one hit was made
eff him in the five remaining innings.
Princeton got one run in their half
Of the fourth inning, and in the sixth
they made three more by clean hitting.
briggs walked and Douglas brought
him home by long three-bagger.
Scullv's single brought Douglas home
and then Law singled to centre. In
fielding the ball Vaughn fell down and
Scully started for third. Vaughn
threw to the bag, but the ball got away
from Kinney and Scully raced home;
Law was safe on third. Lee walked
and started to steal second. Nudge
threw to Smell, who was playing up
close for the throw down, and he
caught Law at the plate, ending the IN
ming. Garfield was taken out after
the sixth. and Walsh and Watrous
pitched the remaining rounds.
In the eighth Yale threatened to score
again. Link walked two men and
Nudge was up. He had already gotten
a single and double, and Princeton
began to get anxious. Nudge lived up
TO his reputation and drove long liner
down the third base line. Ii was foul
by couple OF feet, and would nave
been an easy home run if it had been
fair. After this auspicious try the
best he could do was to ground out t.
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