New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
COLUMBIA NINE
HAS A TUSSLE
WITH NY. BOYS
Wins Game on South Field
by a Margin of Only
One Run.

New York University showed little
reverence for the record Of the Co
| lumbia nine yesterday afternoon on
South Field, forcing George Smith and
his companions in baseball to extend
themselves TO the utmost TO nose out
TO victory.
The big Highlander had 10 show
everything he had TO hold the boys
| from University Heights, the uncertain
support behind him compelling him to
rely on his own shoots and curves TO
the extent of ten strike-outs.
Only one Of the Blue and White
teams runs was earned. Bobby Watt,
the Columbia captain, sent the second
bail offered him by IIagbloom, in the
first inning, for a long three-bsgger TO
the tennis courts in centre field, and
following ilaskin's pop up to first base
Buonaguro scored mis- leader with a
clean double.
Weak Grounder Counts.
With two out In the fifth inning
and Watt again at bat, the second Ed
die Collins scraped weak little
grounder toward first base, which Hag
| bloom, the Violet mound artist, FUN
bled just long enough to allow Watt TO
reach the initial sack.
Taking a long lead off the bag, the
Columbia second baseman started a
steal. Msrden, seeing that it would be
impossible TO catch the runner, tried
ITO check his peg to second. but instead
threw the ball into short centre field,
while Watt scooted for third.
Heating, somewhat unaccustomed to
/ this play, juggled the sphere in a be-
wildered manner and then threw for
| the plate Just as the Columbia captain
was shaking off the dust which he had
collected as he slid home.
After tanning three straight in the
| first frame, Smiths support failed in
the second, allowing the lone n. Y. u.
! tally. Cornell rolled a soggy little
/ hunt down the foul line and reached
first while IIouck played with the ball
all by himself. Keating's sacrifice adj
vanced the Violet runner to second.
/ Harry Draper, the New York left
/ fielder, cracked out singing grounder
that went right through Watts hands.
rolling out TO Don Beck, in right field.
Watt again dropped the ball as it was
/ relayed &c the plate, Connell gaining
! the rubber with yards to spare and
Draper being safe at second. Houck
took care Of the next two outs, nip
ping Draper az he attempted to steal
third and gathering in Marden's high
. infeld fly.
For the remainder of the contest no
y. Y. L. man got further than second
base, nor was there another base hit
until Egan started the Violet rally in
I the ninth frame, with two out.
From the fourth inning to the ninth
] ha trfa L..
/ the bench in one-two-three order, five
OF the batters flaming, and the remain
| der, for the most part, lifting harmless
/ iniield flies.
With two down IN the last inning
| Buonaguro missed Captain Pfau's
grounder. Floyd Egan, who broke up
/ the c. c. y. YIN. =. L. game with a
/ home run, found Smith for the first
real hit of the afternoon, sending a
drive directly over second base. Con-
, nell, however, although he made the
| run in the second inning for the Violet,
! failed to connect with Smiths offer
ings, tanning on the first three balls
! pitched.
From the showing in the first inn
| ing, with three strike-outs 10 Smith =
| credit, and double and triple from
/ the bats OF Watt and Buonaguro, Co
J lumbia rooters looked for mild mas
sacre Of the University Heights nine.
/ but Hagbloom pulled himself together
and allowed only two more safe touches
| during the rest Of the game.
The Blue and White hurler pulled
himself out of deep hole of his own
/ digging in the third frame, when. after
/ issuing two passes with one out, he
/ truck out the y. !. L. captain, and
! Spottke nailed Tetleman with 4 neat
I throw 10 third
Houck and Watt divided the batting
honors, each getting half of the four
/ credited 10 the Morningside team. In
/ the absence Of Babe Benson, who was
at an examination, Haskins was shifted
10 left, and Don Beck. wearing a heavy
/ cloak OF rumors, defended the right
/ sector Of the outfield.
COLUMBIA. NEW YORK UNIV.