The Princeton union., 1919-05-22
PRINCETON BOYS WIN
In First Game of Season Home Ball
Team Vanquishes Crown by
Score of Is to 2.

Two Runs in the Second Inning Were
All That the Visitors Were
Able to Put Across.
The practice game arranged be-
tween the Crown and Princeton base
ball teams for last Sunday proved
easy pickings for the home team, and
they walked off with the long end of
a Is to score. The day was ideal
for baseball and a large and enthusi-
astic crowd impartially applauded the
efforts of both teams. Both sides
were blanked in the first round, but the
Crown sluggers broke loose in the
second and before they could be head
ed off had sent two of their runners
across the plate. This was the sum
total of their efforts and they were
aided in getting these by
infeld and outfeld errors and mis-
plays, coupled with lucky smash to
right center at a critical time. Prince
ton did most of their damage in the
second and third frames, when they
went right to the Crown hurler and
piled up total of ten runs, getting
5 in each of these innings. The other
five Princeton scores came trickling in
during the remainder of me game.
Cutting out the two innings that the
Princeton team ran amuck, you have
a fairly good ball game.
Jack Smith started the game for
Princeton and pitched four innings of
good ball. The youngster appears
cool and deliberate in the box and has
a deceptive left-hand delivery that is
hard to get on to. Jack practically
won his own game in the second inning
when he drove out a three-base hit
with three men on bases. Leander
finished the game for the home team
and the Crown sluggers could do moth
ing with his hooks and slants. Le--
ander gives gcod account of himself
in the box and will be heard of some
more this season. Red Dugan did the
catching stunt and got away with it in
good shape. Crown used two pitchers,
their second choice making far better
showing than the first. Whiteoak
went in in the fifth inning and stopped
the onr'ash Of the locals, and it was
some time before they could get wise
to his left-handed shoots. This bird
gave all the indications of having
pitched some real baseball at some
time in his career.
The Princeton team played fairly
consistent game but naturally failed
to show the smooth, machine like play
that should develop later in the season.
Continued practice will do wonders for
this bunch, and when they hit their
midseason stride they should give a
good account of themselves with the
best of the teams hereabouts. Captain
Bob tried out various combinations of
players to get better lineup ON what
they could do and what they couldn't
do. From the showing made in this
first affair we predict a winning ball
team for Princeton this season.
Next Sunday the Foley team will be
here to try conclusions with the Prince
tonians. Foley is always a good
drawing card in this town and has the
faculty of always showing up here
with good team and making the
locals go the limit if they want the
long end of the score. Rest assured
that if you attend this seance you
will see real live baseball game. The
locals may be able to beat the sight
ing Irish," but if they do they will
know that they went through nine
inningsball game in which they had to
go at top speed every minute of the
play.
The management plans on making
extensive improvements to the play
ing field, thus doing away with the
blowing sand, and making it far bet
ter for both players and spectators. !
These improvements will be of per-
manent nature and will put the infeld
in good shape for a season of fast
play. Inasmuch as itcosts considerable
money to move dirt and do man and
team work this year, the management
will appreciate your attendance at the
game next Sunday The boys have
! good start now and, with the proper
support from the fans, there is no
reason why Princeton can't have an
excellent season Of good, clean anna
eur baseball.
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