Bulldogs Edge Crimson Nine, 1-0

The mouraful cry of "We was robbed" echoes ever deserted Soldiers Field today, but the result will stand. Yale best Harvard, 1-0, is baseball Saturday.

The play that will keep loyal Ivy League baseball fans (if there is such a thing) talking all winter over their hot toddies came is the last of the ninth inning, with Yale leading, 1-0. Bob Kelly, the Blue's sophomore right-hander, was on his way to a three-hit shutout.

But Dave Morse worked Kelly for the Crimson's second walk to open the inning. He stole second, and went to third when Al Martin flied deep to left. Then Charlie Ravenel tried a squees bunt. Kelly raced in and tossed to catcher Phil Arsenault, who dove after the sliding Morse. The umpire's arm shot up, and the Crimson bench was empty in a second. It was no use. The game resumed-with Yale still ahead--and Phil Berstein grounded to second to end it.

The loss gives the Crimson a 2-4 season record in the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League, while the Bulldogs finished at 5-4. Overall Harvard is 10-0, with three games still to be played after the examination break.

The game was a real pitchers' duel between Kelly and the Crimson's Tom Boone. The Yalie gave up but three hits, and was only in trouble in the seventh, when he loaded the bases on a walk, hit, and an error. He then struck out Dick Diehi on three pitches to end the threat.

Boone walked seven, struck out six, and gave up four hits in seven innings, and was relleved by Al Yarbro after he walked the lead-off hitter in the eighth. Yarbro pitched the eighth, and Roy Williams, struck out two men in the ninth.