The game resulted as the critics had predicted, Princeton winning 6-5.
A single by Lee of Princeton in the eighth, scoring Margetts from second base, gave Princeton the victory. Poor pitching, scratch infield singles, and wildly thrown balls accounted for most of the scoring done by both teams.
The pitching of Warburton and Selleck was below form, Selleck allowing ten hits and passing four batsmen, and Warburton allowing nine hits. Margetts replaced Warburton after the fifth inning, and prevented Yale from acquiring a safe hit or passing second base during the remainder of the game.
For Yale, Faherty's two hits and pass to first counted in the scoring of three runs, while two of his four put-outs killed apparently safe hits. Diamond's handling of thrown balls at first and his batting counted heavily for Yale.
In a Memorial Day game with Pennsylvania, Yale suffered an even more severe defeat, bowing to the team she had defeated earlier in the season, 8-3. Captain Sawyer's fielding was the outstanding feature of the encounter. Sawyer fielded twelve chances without an error, several of them being of the sensational order.
Kelly Helps Penn to Victory
Loose fielding by Yale, Kelly's wildness, and hard, opportune hitting by Pennsylvania gave the home team all their runs in the first five innings. Faherty was the only Yale batsman able to get more than one safe hit off Huntzinger.
Kelly was hit hard and was wild. After he had retired one man in the second inning and two runs had been scored, Coxe replaced him. Coxe was erratic and Penn scored once in the fourth and twice in the fifth. After the fifth inning Coxe improved and for the rest of the game held Pennsylvania scoreless.
Yale recovered from her slump in the game with Holy Cross, whom she defeated by the overwhelming score of 10-3. Free hitting and many errors featured the game. But in the game with Tufts the Blue was again trampled in the dust, when the Medford nine whitewashed Yale 4-0.
The next game was the second of the series with Princeton. Remarkable fielding coupled with the ability to hit at the crucial moment gave Yale the well-earned 4-2 victory over the Princeton nine on the latter's home grounds. The game, filled with many thrilling plays, was an excellent exhibition of real baseball throughout.
Selleck Star in Second Princeton Game
Howard Selleck, for Yale, who pitched the entire game, was the individual star. Princeton hit him hard, totalling nine safeties, one a triple and another a home run. However, the exceptional fielding of the Yale team, including three double plays and several sensational running catches, enabled him to hold the lead which he himself established in the fourth inning when, with the bases full, he hit past the center-fielder and brought in three runs. Selleck did not get beyond first, returning to touch the bag. He struck out three men and allowed but one pass during the entire game.
After being defeated by Brown 4-2, Yale succeeded in edging out Princeton 1-0 in the third and last game of the series played at New York Saturday. After neither team had been able to score for eight innings, Yale finally came through with one run and won the game and the series. At the beginning of the ninth, Faherty, Yale's center-fielder singled to third and got to second on a sacrifice by Holmes. Peters grounded to shortstop. The latter threw to McPhee at second in an attempt to force Crane, who had made his base base on balls, but the runner reached the bag safely. In the meantime Faherty made a successful dash for the plate.
Besides bringing in the winning run, Faherty spoiled what looked like a sure hit by Strubing in the first inning with a spectacular running catch of a line drive. In the fourth he speared McPhee's smash after a hard run