The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-29
THE GLORY OF PRINCETON.

Princeton's ex-prexy sits in the White Ftouse and guides the destinies of nation.
 Very good. That's some pumpkins for a little last years university like Old Nassau. But listen, bub:
 Dr. Frederick P. Henry of Philadel- phia, Princeton '66, pitched the first curve ball. And Joseph HcElroy Mann, Princeton '75, pitched the first no-hit game in baseball history. Those are the real glories of Prince ton Other colleges have turned out mere presidents, but where is the col 1ege that can boast of two such glo- rious pioneers as Henry and Mann? The answer, in Princetonian language, is: There ain't noneA
 When the survivors of the class of '6S gather at Princeton next month to celebrate their semi centenary, it Is hoped that Dr. Henry will be among the number. If he is. it is certain that he will be the center attraction, and the faculty, grads and undergraduates alike will gaze at him reverently, murmuring, That is he,'' or, That's him!''
 Today is the forty-f1rst anniversary of Mann's great feat, when he enrolled himself among American immortals by twirHng a no-hit and no-run game. Yale was the victim of Mann's prow- ess on that May 29. 1875, and the game. was played at New Haven. c. H. Avery, f75, was in the box for Yale. Twenty-nine wearers of the blue faced Mann that day, and only two of them reached first base, each gaining the initial sack or ennors; and neither of them ever reached second.N Princeton made eight hits, 12- assists and seven errors, and got three runs, one in the first inning and two in the eighth.
 It was Manns curve that baffled the Yale batters. As early as 1863 Henry. had pitched curves for Princeton, but he used only out outcurve. Although the credit for discovering the curve has nearly always given to profes- sfonaI players, it is now an estap- pioneer. Every member of the class of '66 was willing to testify that the sphere which Henry hurled to his bat tery mate, Wickhan, had a decided outcurve, and there is no going back of such evidence.
 It remained for Joseph McE1roy Mann, now connected with a New York publishing house, to develop curve pitching to the point which en- abled him to shut out an opposing mings, of the Brooklyn Stars, New York Mutuals and Philadelphia Ma tiona1s, was the first professional to take up curve pitching, but he didn't use this delivery in games, but only in exhibition before the. diamond con-
 
 and in curves. and when he visited Princeton with the Philadelphia club in the fall of 1874 he entertained the students before the game by exhibit ing his accomplishment, while another Philadelphia player, York, pitched drops. Young Mann was deeply in terested in this display and he began seriously to experiment with outs, ins and drops. By the spring of 1875 he had mastered all three curves. and, while professionals had cnsidered curves as only interesting freaks, Mann utilized his knowledge in actual games. He defeated Harvard with ease, moving down the Crimson slug gers with neatness and dispatch. Then followed his remarkable performance against Yale, one of the classic events of baseball.
 MT, Mann left Princeton the year that Woodrow Wilson entered the uni yersity. While the future President. also played baseball, he must doff his hat to Mann and Henry. And, being an ardent fan, no doubt he does