The New York herald., 1922-05-28
BEEBE COLLAPSES
EARLY in BATTLE
Four Run Lead Gained in the
Third Session Settles Issue
Between Rivals.
LOSERS FIELDING BAD
Goode, Crimson Twirler, Steady
at Critical Times Through
out Combat.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YosK HraLp.
PRINCETON. N. j., May 27.--The
Princeton University baseball nine
made a noble attempt to avenge its
13 to defeat by Harvard of a week
ago on Varsity Field here this after
neon, but fell short by one run, the
Crimson visitors emerging victorious
by score of to 4.
Miserable fielding on the part of the
Tigers. combined with consistent hit
ting of the visitors, allowed Harvard
Its narrow margin Of victory.
The visiting batters got to Dick
Beebe. who started on the mound for
the Tigers, for five consecutive sin
giles in the third, and obtained four
run lead. Charlie Townsend. who
started in the box for Princeton in
the fourth, held the Crimson batters
to two hits in six, innings. George
Owen, the big Harvard first baseman
who was hit by the pitcher four times
in last Saturdays contest, showed
compete reversal of form, tanning
three times out of four trips to the
plate.
Goode started the third for Harvard
by hitting a long one to right which
Townsend handled readily. Lincoln
singled to center. promptly stole second
and came back home when Gordon
smashed a fast one past first. Capt.
Conlon hit an easy one through second
which though lack of activity on the
part Of Capt. MacPhee and Berg passed
for hit Owen singled past third, scor-
ing Gordon and advancing Conlon to
third, Jenkins contributed to the melee
with a drive to left, scoring Conlon and
Owens, Janin famed and Jenkins was
caught stealing second.
Two for Tigers.
Princeton scored two runs in this in
ming. Hank Garrity Of football fame
was sent in to bat for Beebe and popped
out to Goode. McIlvaine walked. Mac
Phee followed suit and without making
a single strike Goode threw four high
ones across to diminutive Botting and
the bases were full. Jefferies grounded
to first. forcing out Botting at second.
McIlvaine ca silly crossing the plate and
MacPhee following him when George
owen threw wildly to home plate.
Murphy threw badly over second when
Jefferies tried to steal. and the Tiger
catcher reached third.
Townsend, who relieved Beebe at the
beginning of the fourth round. put the
Crimson out in short order. Hallock
grounded out to MacPhee. Murphy flied
out to Botting, Goode walked and Lin
coin poled out a fast one to MacPhee
which the Tiger captain fumbled but re-
covered in time to toss to Berg, forcing
out Goode.
townsend held Harvard scoreless
until the sixth. Jenkins started by hit
ting a long one to Botting, which the
Tiger center fielder dropped, giving the
runner second base. Janin grounded out
to Berg, advancing Jenkins to third, and
the latter came home on q squeeze play.
Hallock reaching first when MacPhee
fumbled his bun.. Murphy flied out to
Botting, and the Tiger center completed
double, throwing to first while Hallock
continued circling the bases.
Bases FILLED.
Jefferies opened the second half OF
the sixth with single past second.
Townsend beat out bunt, advancing
Je.feries to second, Berg sacrificed the
runners a base. and Cooper filled the
bags when he was hit by ,Goode. Cot
schalk poled long sacrifice fly to left,
scoring Jefferies. Garrity grounded to
Jenkins. forcing Cooper out at second.
McIlvaine, Princeton's leadoff man,
started a seventh inning rally with a
single to left. MacPhee beat out an
inheld hit. advancing McIlvaine to Sec
ond. but the latter was forced out at
third when Botting bunted to Goode.
MacPhee and Botting executed pretty
double steal, Jefferies walked and, with
the bases full. Townsend hit long sac
rifice fly to right scoring MacPhee. Berg
brought the inning and the rally to a
close when he flied out TO left.
This was Princeton's last chance.
Desperate attempts were made in the
eighth and ninth to put across the single
run needed. but Goode retired the Tiger
batters in almost one. two. three order.
Charlie Townsend took care of the Grim
son batters handily. tanning two in sue
cession in the eighth.
The score