The New York herald., 1921-06-22
HARVARD DEFEATS
YALE IN WILD TILT
Crimson Spoils Els Com
mencemept by Taking Ball
Game, 4 to 2.
RECORD CROWD PRESENT
About $4,000 See Contest;
Losers Make Strong Bid
in the Eighth.
RECORD CROWD PRESENT

Special Despatch to Trn New YORK HERALD.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 21.-Nine
Harvard men put a crimp in the en-
thusiasm of $4,000 Yale and Harvard
followers this afternoon at Yale Field,
the occasion being the annual commence
ment baseball game between the Grim
son and Blue. Harvard won by to 2.
The crowd was the biggest that ever
saw a baseball game on the old Yale
Field.
1t was a sorry day for the 5000
alumni which tr-udged to the field behind
score Of bands, cutting up the usual
capers on the march to the field and
inside of 1t.
DR.. James Rowland Angel, who will
be inaugurated president of Yale to-
morrow, was not at the game although
several classes stopped in back of the
home plate and gave the president-elect
a cheer. Prof. William Howard Taft and
DR.. Arthur Hadley. the retiring head OF
the university, were cheered Justify by
every class
When the great blare of twenty bands
had subsidized and the cheer leaders had
done their part, two youngsters in the
costumes OF their daddies' classes tossed
out the first ball. The boys were Frank
Lennon, Jr., son of f. S. Lennon of the
class of 1918, shelf. and Robert Lowell
Brown, son of Robert j. Brown OF the
class of 1918, academic.
The game itself was not the best
played On Yale field this year, though
there were moments Of great excitement,
especially in the dizzy eighth, when AL
Orth. umpire behind the plate, reversed
a decision which would have retired
the Yale side. The bases were packed
and Durant, batting for Hickey, was
declared out on strikes. Durant plainly
did not offer at n high and wide one
and trotted to first. Aldrich came home
from third. Orth. with his peculiar
motion indicated that Durant had struck
out, and the Harvard players came in
from the field
Ennis Revcrses Orth.
Several members of the Yale team
crowded around Orth and made it plain
that Durant had drawn a perfectly
legitimate base on balls. Durant came
In ard protested and. in the excitement.
Orth agreed to appeal to Ennis, the
umpire on bases. Ennis agreed with
the Yale team that Durant was entitled
TO his base and that the run scored by
Aldrich counted.
That Yale run was enough to bring
the Ellis within one Of tie. and with
the Yale teams known hitting powers,
almost anything was likely to happen in
the next and last innIg. But nothing
did happen to produce runs
Harvards first run was terrific lift
over the new wire fence, between deep
left and center field. by Lanin. The ball
sailed into the crowd at that point and
the big left fielder romped home. Croc-
ker singled, but was left.
With one out Murphy shot hot one
through the box and stole second Crane
famed, but Aldrich hit a warm one
down to Lincoln. The Harvard third
baseman let it get away from him and
Murphy scored.
Crimson Wins in Fifth.
Harvard won the game in the fifth
inning. Hobbs knocked q slow one down
to Kernon, who started to first before
he picked 1t up. Lincoln sacrificed and
on Emmonss out Hobbs took third. Con-
Ions single scored Hobbs. Conlon stole
second. went to third on a wild pitch by
Robinson and scored when Hickey butted
Herman off the bag in fielding owens
grounder. The decision was close and
Owen thought he had been thrown out
and turned the wrong way after touch
ing first. Herman had his wits about
him and tagged owen for the third out
but the run counted.
After Hobbs had been hit in the ninth
inning Emmons brought him home with
triple to centre.
Yale's dizzy eighth was IL corker.
Crane started 1t by flying out to Con-
Ion who played a smart game at short
stop all the afternoon. Aldrich singled.
his third hit, and Herman poked what
looked like an easy one to Lanin. After
coming in on the ball Lanin stopped
short and the ball dropped in front of
him. Eddy flied out to Lanin, who this
time made a sensational catch.
Hobbs at this point was ordered to
pass Sloan. Durant was sent in to bat
for Hickey and then came the afore-
mentioned excitement.
Yale died hard in the ninth. Robinson
flied out. but Murphy singled only 10 be
caught stealing. Crane walked and Ker-
nan moved him to third on hit. Eddy
wound up the game by flying out TO
Conlon.
Tomorrow tine teams will play in
Cambridge. Frank Coke will pitch for
Yale and Goode will do the honors for
Harvard.