Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-03
THE NATIONAL GAME.

A Great Kick-Hartford Players Are
 NOt ommodasing-They Keep
 Big crowd Waiting over an Hour
 and Then Object to Everything-But
 Arc Soundly Thrashed-Tom COrco-
 ran's Wonderful Work at short
 Mckee Plays Great Ball-A Steady
 Game All Around-New Haven 4,
 Hartford 2.
 There were fully three thousand people at the Howard avenue base ball grounds yes- terday to see the local ball players defeat those from Cup country" The game was advertised for 9 o'clock, and at that time there was great crowd on the grounds. The New Haven players were there, but the aggregation from Sloopville had not arrived. The crowd waited patiently for nearly an hour before the Hartford team came on the field. They arrived in the city at 1:30 and could have been at the ball grounds at 9 o'clock without any difficulty, but it did not please their highnesses to do so.
 The Hartford management tried to induce New Haven last week to play an exhibition game at Hartford yesterday morning which they would try to make the Hartford public believe to be championship game. But the local management would not do it for the constitution of the association forbids the teams to play exhibition games with each other, and, moreover, Hartford was informed that the game here would be called at two o'clock, and that the local team would not take the risk of going to Hartford and trying to get back in time. Hartford arranged 8 game with Lowell. Yesterday morning the local management received a telegram from President Lang of Hartford saying that his team could not play until o'clock, and that he had notified Secretary Braden to that ef- feet. The telegram seemed to have been de- layed until it was too late for the local man. agement to announce change of time tn the papers. The whole thing has the appear. even with New Haven for refusing to play yesterday morning.
 The big crowd was fast losing patience when Hartford arrived. The kicking com menced at once. Lsry Corcoran, the um- pire, failed to appear, and Hartford would not accept any umpire that New Haven of fored. Bob O'Connell of Winchester, was called into the field, but Hartford would not have him anyway. A hot time ensued. Several times the local management threat ened to order Hartford off the grounds. The crowd took part in the discussion and vol unteered abundant advice for the New Haven management and jeered the Hartford men. Capt. Foster of Hartford, would listen to no proposition made by New Haven. He in- sisted that all hands should wait until Cor coran arrived As result of his stubborn. ness he was derisively ieered by the crowd every time he came to the bat. President Lang was called into the field finally, and it was agreed that the game should begin with one man from each team acting as umpire. Pitcher Horner of New Haven, and Pitcher Smith of Hartford, filled these positions, and at 3:15 Brady stepped to the bat.
 Doran was in the box for the New Ha- vens, and though somewhat wild at first, pitched good game, Hartford securing but four hits. Winkleman, hitherto invincible against New Haven, went down before the heavy hitters yesterday. He pitched an e1- cellent game, but New Ravens rally at the bat in the seventh was too much for him. It was an excellent game and was won on its merits. Tom Corcoran played wondeful game at short, accepting all of his ten chances. He covered nearly the whole in- field, made some miraculous stops, and by his quick work saved Burdock from an error and prevented Hartford from scoring. In the eighth he made wonderful one-handed stop of hot liner from Winkleman's bat that certainly looked good for hit. Mckee did some fine playing in left, and his two base hit was timely. In the first inning he made two beautiful running catches near the fence. Cahill was injured in the second and gave way to Pitz, who played @ good game. Larry Corcoran arrived during the second inning and umpired the rest of the game in an excellent manner.
 Hartford made the first run in the third on base on balls, a passed ball, wild pitch and Henry's single. New Haven tied the score in the fourth on Says error and Me- Kee's sacrifice, and scored again in the sixth on Brady's three bagger and McKee's double. Hartford tied the score in her half on two- baggers by Henry and Say. The home team took winning lead in the seventh on base on balls, Lally's two bagger and Winkleman's wild throw. New Haven played brilliant game throughout. O'Rourke, formerly of the New Ravens, caught in fine form tor Hartford.