New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Blue and White Nine Find,
FOrdham Easiest Kind
of a Mark.
GAME DECIDED
IN FIRST INNING
Seven Runs the Toll OF Linz.
Joe Martin-McQuade Sim,
Bombardment.
BY JAMES s. O'NEALE.

seven 'eaeueS III one stride. III, NJ
defeated Columbia nine must hay. ma,
such boots in getting ali is r,,
seventh the first inning Of III. s,..
against Fordham at Fordham ye,,.rs,,
for the Blue and Whites rv,,s
straight victory. The Maroon ROLLED !.
one lone tally and only four hits ss,,,
the superfne pitching Of big G.on
Smith, the Columbia highlander
The seven-league boots apply to For.
ham, as well. The Bronx boys ma.
seven boots, although the lenienev :,
the official scorer, Tom Thorn. let The,
off with only five. The boots wer. di,
tinctly not Of League" variety. upl.,
compared 10 those Of the Giant. on
bad day.
1t was mostly hits of It'll. 10. N,.
tin. the Fordham star, and not boot. \,
the initial session that ACCOUNTED "a,
Columbia's seven TALES. jimmy NJ.
Quade succeeded Martin with on. don,
in the first and held the heayy.hi..r,
Morningsiders, who have wallop.i A
sorts of pitching this spring, in IA,
palm Of his hand.
Most of the errors came sf,,, n.
Qusde entered the fray. but though /,
nearly every inning Columbia runner
we're on the paths waiting to 60 hon,
the spitballer refused to be Aur.
and blocked the way successfully. r.
famed six. mostly in the pinches, nil
ing up curve and splitter with Il,
judgment Of Mathewson.
After the hectic first inning Ii. CO...
test was as dead as Joe Martins lls,.r
step as he was wigwagged right ou. q
the pastime By Coach Billy Lush. 0rlJ
three things helped in some measure e
enliven the last eight innings. Thss
were the feud between Jack Berrgi,
the Fordham captain and shorts,Op. az
Umpire Arlie Latham and the word !,
general, the pitching Of McQuade ia Il,
pinches and the efforts Of small bcY
who played hide and seek with he
groundsman in an effort 10 vl.r he
game from beneath the eanrn sziG'
stretched around the outheld. The boz
won this contest on general perssl'h'l
Captain Bobby Watt. Columbns"'
ord Eddie Collins and lesd.of MAJ
famed to start the game. After .li'
things began TO happen to Martin, VIC
shut out the ngsiders two year
ago. Kid Benson swatted on ns
a minute down the right field foul llt'
but was held 10 only one base.
Mike Buonaguro. the senssue,'
freshman shortstop, walked. ~.
Mernstein singled TO left field 10
Beck. the outfelder-pitcher, care''e
a fast ball at least two miles nih.f
70 right centre, scoring Benson y
Buonaguro Beck's wallop almost Nc
between the oUtfeld patrols fof
homer. but he was held 70 one oa"
Houck blszed ore 10 left Tor V|
bases. Noonsn's glove just tipping "
ball and Beck hiking 70 third. se
famed. but the third strike v"
passed ball, Shea being safe, he'l
the sphere did not roll far enougn
permit Beck to tally. Lane nlt N nv
Of the plate and beat it out, Beck eea
ing the dish. Smith sent long .as
TO right centre, registering hoSes o.
Shea. That was more than enough Z"
Martin and McQuade came IN.
Watt. uD again. forced smith o.
second. Watt wandered on h'sh =.
as he was being run down Lane se'',.
Watt wasn't run down. howeve' y
made spectacular drive ior Nv,
and was safe in mad scramble iN
bag. when Berrigan and Dsnie0'
one Of whom had the BAL,
sprawled on the ground ave, al
Benson fled 20 Blake, ending nv ="
One. Il. .,
Damico scored Fordhsm, OIL, !,
N the second. through his hi'' %
and Berrigsn's Texas lesguer " -,
tire. of which Beck Amos, mace az.
string catch. Berrigsn spec =" w.
ond. but a fast throw, beeS !, a,
caught him, IN the opinion o. :. a "a,
Latham. though obviously mol " }"
rigan's thinking.
The score follows: