New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
NO REVENGE ON
COLUMBIA FOR
FORDHAM NINE
Substitutes, Triple in the
Sixth Nets Three Runs
Score, 7 to 2.

Fordham's hopes OF stoning for he,
early season defeat BY Columbia var
ished into thin air above South Field
in the sixth inning yesterday after
noon. when Frank spottke. the substi-
tute freshman catcher. tripled 10 lef,
field. clearing the bases and the rsy 10
the final 7 70 2 victory over the Maroon
After three straight hits by Buonagnaro
and Houck in the inning Benson''
single drove in the second run for the
Norningside team. and left the bags al
occupied for the cleanup by Spottks
The Maroon nine scored their two
runs in the fourth and ninth innings
In the fourth Damco drove a Texas
Lacquer TO Benson, in left field, gain
ing second on Watts muf Of tn.
throw-in, and finally sliding homo
safely on humans single. In the fnal
frame Fordhsm started little batting
bee. Viviano and Damico touching
George Smith safely and scoring the
Maroon's only other run on Halls line
drive over short.
The big Columbia Highlander then
settled down, striking out the next tVo
and causing Stanley 20 pop high IN
field fly 20 Buonognaro. Berrigsn's
anYiousness 20 leave third base after
Benson caught Viyiano's nigh ny 20 LETT
field caught him IN double play, ana
cost the Bronx DO. teir nrst enanee
20 cross the plate.
With the starting Of MeQuade, who
in the previous meeting OF the two
teams held the Columbia batters rur-
less for the eight innings he was on
the mound, the contest became pitch
ers' battle, but with three safe drives
in the second and FIVE in the sixth inn
ing, Billy Lush, the Fordham coach, re
moved McQuade and sent IN Joe Mar
tin. Smith, although he allowed seven
hits. was steady in the pinches, arr
pulled himself out Of several tight
places. some of his own making.
The Columbia hurler got himself into
a bad hole in the second frame, passing
the first two Fordham ostters, but was
finally extricated By q little fielding on
mis- own part and high nv TO Beck m
right field
Fordham started out with rush
during the early innings. the Hrst man
up. Berrignn, the Maroon shortstop.
cracking out a single and then steal
ing second and third. With none out,
a wild pitch by Smith in the second
session enabled Dsmico TO get as fsr
as third. but the tall Morningside
rightharder again frightened mp AND
sent the other bstters back TO The
bench in one, two, three order Two
passes in the third inning and two hits
in the fourth represented the total o.
the Bronx collegians' efforts until The
batting rally in the ninth,
Columbia's first tally came m the
second inning. With Houck on third
base and Spottke on first, and two ont
the former slid across the rubber on
successful double steal.
McQuade, despite the pounding IN The
sixth inning, went in the box again IN
the eighth, but a three-baggor b.
Bobby Watt, resulting in Colum bias
sixth run. wher Berrigan missed Has
kins's easy tap TO short, evidently con
yiTced Lush. the Msroon's coach. that
HCQuade had had enough. Martin.
whom the Blue and White pounded for
seven runs IN the opening inning O
the first game, met much the same
fate when Houck sent the second ba.
pitched for a homer into the tenn
courts back of centre field.
The score follows: