The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
COLUMBIA NINE GETS
REVENGE ON TIGERS
Blue and White Makes Up for
Defeat Suffered i'm Jungle
Camp Ten Years Ago.
MEANEY PITCHES WE'LL
Holds Princeton Safe While
Team Mates Pound Ball for
9 to Q Victory.

Ten years is a long stretch Of time
TO wait for revenge, but all things come
70 him who waits and the Columbia
University baseball team. which was
trounced 10 to by Princeton a decade
ago. yesterday turned the tables OH the
orange and Black at South Field, win
ming by to s.
The result was peculiarly gratifying
TO the large assemblage OF Columbia ad-
herents, who filled the stands, but II
was bitter pill for the Tigers and their
small but vociferous band of rooters
1t might he said that Columbia pulled
tho Tigers claws. although the said
claws were anything but sharp. and were
easily extracted from the Tiger paws in
tn, first three innings of the game
Whoever vas responsible for putting
young MIR. st. John In to pitch at the
opening of the game practically assured
n defeat for the Princetonians for that
hurier lacked about every requisite for
successful pitching. including speed. con-
troll and curves. He seemed to rely on a
SLOW, straight ball that met the entire
approoat ton and bats OF the Columbians.
Alderman. the Columbia backstop.
was particularly partial to the delivery
of both St. John and Bill Kirkland, who
replaced st. John at the beginning of
the fourth inning. Alderman warmed
triple in three times at bat His other
Offering was a neat sacrifice. AS he
also played heady capable game be-
hind the bat IL cannot be denied that
Alderman had a large, comprehensive
day.
Menney Pitches Fine Game.
The chief factor In the defeat of the
Tigers was the superior pitching of tall
IT, 4 49, .N..a
OF scientific hurting that many a pro-
fessional might envy. He had the sphere
Under perfect control, shot II In with
great speed and had a curve that was
puzzling. Few college pitchers have
much of an advantage over Mr. Meaney,
and II he does not win more games than
he loses II Will not be his fault.
Up to the seventh frame the Tigers
had but four scattered singles to their
singles IN the final three innings they
were kept SO we'll scattered that there
was small chance of collecting runs
Kirkland, who succeeded St. John ir
the fourth inning. performed up to a
high standard and had he started the
game for the Tigers the score would
have been much closer. Three hits and
one run In five innings was the record
against Kirkland. and as the Tiger.
IlBHleueu III their nelulnS Denlnu MN
the run getting Of the Columbians was
checked.
Alderman Makes Triple.
Ackerman's triple and an out at firs
N the seventh, gave the victors their
only run. The Columbians snuffed out
the Tigers In the first inning. when they
looked bit dangerous. Strubing opened
with scratch single, and romped L
second on Rogers's sacrifice. Meaney
then sent a shoot into Bade's ribs, anC
Canaparey nuffed Gray's fly. filling tn,
bases. Trimble's sacrifice fly sent Strub
ing home, but when Babe and Ora,
tried a double steal. Babe was nppet
at the plate on a quick return of tn
ball.
A base on balls and wild throws b,
Schnaars and Hauck gave the Tiger
a run In the sixth, and their final r,Il
was scored in the eighth on singles b!
Gray and Harvey and an error by Buon
The Columbians got their three rum
in the first on Buon's single, Ackerman n
double and singles by Goodman am
Lane. They piled up four in the thirt
on bases on balls TO Buon. Lane an,
Canaparey, a single by Goodman ant
an error by st. John The score: