New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
HARVARD NINE
EASILY DEFEATS
PRINCETON TEAM
Eddie Mahan Is Roughly
Treated, but Manages
to Win Out.
BY FRANK O'NEIL.

Princeton, n. j., May 20-Thc Har-
ward baseball team defeated Princeton
to-day by a score of to 5. The feat
was not unexpected, and the only sur
prise was in the fact that the winners
did not run their score into the double
figures. Certainly the Orange and
Black had little to offer in real resist
ance.
Outplayed, outgeneralled and out
tucked by better team, the Tigers
just went TO pieces. They rallied at
times and hit Eddie Mahan with much
greater freedom than is the wont OF
college teams that the Cambridge boy
faces, but he managed TO pitch himself
out of his difficulties.
As a matter of fact, Mahan did not
pitch d good game. He was harried
by runners on the bases in seven of
the nine innings, bus Princeton went
on an exhaustive hunt for ways o.
losing the game. Full nine and sixty
ways were brought into use.
"Old Nassau" Fails.
In the ninth inning the Nassau
seniors, neatly attired in their sum-
mer costumes of white oyeralls and
jumpers, rose and sang "Old Nassau"
This was rather unusual, for "Old
Nassau is not sung in any but the
final games of the year.
Eddie Mahan won his game, but his
showing was not impressive. The
wizard of the gridiron was only NOR
tai in the pitchers box. lie was maced
for a dozen clean hits and gave four
bases on balls. Had Princeton had the
patience or the baseball sense to wait
Mahan out, they might have scored
oftener.
He had all manner of trouble in
keeping the ball over the plate, and
had Harte jumping all over TO keep
the ball from breaking planks out OF
the grandstand. Seldom it was THAI
he was out Of the three and two mole,
but he won. and a victory covers
multitude of sins.
1t was the sort Of ball game that
thrilled and amused by turn. Inc
Harvard boys played real baseball. The
hand of the professional coach was
seen in their every move. Ihey maze
the right play at the right time, and
even when errors of commission were
made they came as the result OF try
ing to carry through the right play.
The hit-and-rUn play was worked
several times. and successfully. Double
steals were made, and everything went
along after the manner OF the Dig
league players. Harvard's first run
came when Eddie Mahan tripled to left
centre on a hit-and-run play.
Princeton furnished the amusement,
hut Princeton men voted that tho
comedy was chiefly Of the slapstlcH
variety. The defence was pititully
weak. and a couple OF bones were
nulled which would have made George
Stallings invent a new language 10 eX-
press his feelings properly.
Eddie briggs convinced everybody
that as a shortstop he IS punter OF
exceptional merit. He made four errors
to-day which were grewsome. lie had
the runners docking around the bases,
vet he was not alone; Shea, at third
base. contributed his mite by letting
Abbott's easy grounder go through his
legs. with two men on bases, and as
result two runners scored.
Douglas Asleep.
Douglas made a mistake in the
seventh inning, which, IN all proba-
bility. he will never duplicate; win
one out. Mahan on second and Beals
on lfSt. the MT anu I uH Itay "oo y - -
but Fripp struck out Mahan and Beals
darted for third and second, respective
Is, and. to the astonishment OF the
crowd, Douglas never even made
move. Oh, sleep. II is gentle thing'
beloved from pole 10 pole, but the dla-
mond Is no place 20 slumber.
Narge Link started the game tor the
Tigers. but he was taken out after I'VE
inninOs IN let Johnny O'kane hit for
him. There was a runner on third