Superior Fielding Enables Bulldog Nine To Outlast Varsity Baseball Team, 6-5

Fielding made the difference yesterday. Despite a fine ninth inning Crimson stand, the Yale baseball team won a 6 to 5 victory over the varsity on Soldiers Field.

While 1,000 reunioners and other interested spectators watched, the Elis managed to commit only four errors, while the hapless varsity made five.

At first it seemed that Coach Stuffy Mclnnis' men would be able to stop the superior Elis. After starter John Cooke had retired the Blue in order, the Crimson proceeded to give him a two-run lead.

Art Noyes led off with a walk, and Captain Dick Scheer promptly knocked a fast ball to deep right field for a triple. Peppery Bill Cleary smashed a single down the left field line, but the varsity nine could not create a really "big" inning.

Eli starter Ken MacKenzie tightened thereafter, however, and allowed the varsity no more than one hit per inning for the rest of the game. The Crimson tallied six safeties in all.

In the third, Yale finally reached Cooke for the lead it was never to relinquish. Actually, Crimson errors (three in this frame) gave the Elis the four runs they garnered in this inning; without some unfortunate fielding, Yale might have remained scoreless.

Wahlers Doubles

The varsity stayed in the game, however, scoring again in the fourth on a Yale miscue and a robust single to center by catcher George MacDonald.

Yale regained this tally an inning later on a single by Phil Mathins and a long double by Captain Bob Wahlers. More Crimson fielding misery created another Eli tally in the sixth, and put Yale ahead, 6 to 2, going into the bottom half of the ninth.

Here the Crimson made its biggest bid for victory. Ed Krinsky reached base on third baseman Mathies error. With one out, Noyes walked, and Dave Ready came in to pitch for Yale. Ready struck out Scheer, and the Crimson appeared dead.

Cleary, however, then reached on an error, Krinsky scoring. With two outs,

substitute first baseman Ned Felton smashed a rousing single to center, scoring Noyes, and putting the tying run on second. Don Butters smacked one apparently through the box, but Ready moved with remarkable quickness, grabbing the "base hit," and the Crimson had to settle for a game try.

As so many times in the past, Yale's ability to complete the double play hurt the Crimson. The Blues racked up two twin-killings; both ruined incipient Harvard rallies