Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-30
KICKING OFFICIALS.

W0tefOury6 DaS6 Oall OmCIalS met tnelf Waterloo yesterday afternoon on the West End grounds, at the hands of their neigh bors from Naugatuck. The Rubber City and at once proceeded to business. They came with blood in their eyes and hungered for the local boys scalps.
 A large and enthusiastic assemblage had gathered to greet both teams. The ladies were in evidence and rooted like veterans for the home team. The game was hotly contested, but ended in man. ner not at all creditable to Waterbury. The unpleasantness was caused by the de- cisions of Umpire Frank Donshue and did not end even when the game was called by Umpire Ed l.. Maloney, who had been sub- stituted, and declared the game forfeited to Naugatuck by score of 9 to 0. Iu fact many of the Naugatuckians were so offend. ed that they decided not to attend the ban quet, but better judgment prevailed and the unfriendliness was, soon forgotten
 The game opened with "Roger" Weary at the bat He hit a scorcher to Freney. who threw for the hospital on the hill and Weary was on third. Delaney, M. D, brought him in with hit, stole second and third and came in because Jim Johnson's glove was not large enough to hold the ball
 Shugrue did not like the balls pitched to
 
 came in because the engineer of the ''castle" was in a fit of the sulks Fruin cut spaces in the air three times and Judge Hungerford had three distinct holes in his bat. Svengah" Ham, he of the athletic stride, got first because Rrgers threw high to Duffy" tho latter making grandstand stop. Ham broiled around to third, but died there as Jim Sweeney made the wrong attachments and found only three empty spaces.
 Agent Mattison was hit by Shugrue, who does not like liquor agents. Matt" swiped the second bag. "Doc" Freney was watch ing the pretty girls and made three nice air farmers. ''Duffy's" hit sent the liquor agent home. Rogers saw the ball enter the catcher's glove three times. Jip the en- gineer, went to first on balls, but Tax Collector Griggs was thinking of his recent honeymoon trip and left all three on bases groan went up from Waterbury. Score to in favor of Naugatuck.
 In the next inning Superintendent Murphy found three delusive holes in his bat, and Andy Brennan quietly sat down after a similar performance The little at torney banged replevin at brother Matti son, but the latter demurred and Weary took second and third. "Doc" Delaney found those same three vacuums, however. and the side was retired
 Loughlan couldn't see a balloon and made frantic attempts at three shadows Selectman Morris walked to the plate with flag staff that he had used twenty-five years ago. He banged 8 scorcher over third, but got the spring halt and Lough- Ian ran around to third for him Attorney Mattison famed the air three times. Dr Freney jumped in front of the ball and was given first. Kilduff did the same and the bases were again full. Little Eddie, the twirler performed twisters to find the l leather, but fell on the plate and wept as he saw three te Iuties pass him by, and he was told to sit down.
 Shugrue took first on balls in the third inLiug Fruin sent scorcher to Duffy, who hauled it in, jumped on the first bag and made the prettiest double play of the day. Judge Hungerford WAS thrown out at | first.
 Moran. the cattle king and chief of the gang, scared Shugrue so badly that he threw his arm out. and the king took first. | second and third in succession Fruiu, whom they said c, uld not Hay. was sub | stituted for Shugru- and proved to be a twirler of the Ru-ie type. Johnson went ] out on a sacrifice aid the king came home ! on Griggs' hit. LNughlan was told to hit | the ball AS the catcher threw it back to the I p1CcnSr, put lDSIedu bAuSeu A SKY SCIdprI 1 to right field and tears coursec down his | cheeks as he saw Andy Brennan gobble it | up Perry c retired the side by pop corn fly to Shugrue. Score to ?
 In the fourth Ham hit to Griggs, who threw him out at first Sheriff Sweeney made three circles in the air Murphy had rib dislocated by a corkscrew twister and was gwen a base He stole second and third. but Brennan popped up a little one and the side was out
 The new prosecuting agent had 8 porous bat and the three balls went through the holes. Freney did not have time to reach frst as the ball headed him off Duffy" was next up and here is where the grand kick began. He had two strikes and in striking at the third the bal Donahue called him safe There was a big kick, as the Naugatuch players said he was out Umpire Dono hue stuck to his decision. although it was wrcng Section s, rule 45. says that ( batsman is out it while attempting a third strike the ball touches any part of the bats mans person The rain finally stopped the wrapgling.
 After the shower had passed over compromise was made and Kilduff wal sent back to bat again. He struck at tn, third strike and unfortunately the bal again hit him. Again did Umpire Dona hue send him to first. After genera kick the play went on. Weary was angereC | at the decision and threw wild to shut of
 Duffy at second and the latter ran home
 Rogers once more swung three times at ar imaginary ball.
 In the fifth inning Weary hit a pill tt
 "Doc" Freney, who made a dyspepti' tumble. Delaney hit to G1iggs and thu
 latter also was affected with that uret
 feeling and Weary ran home. Shugrue hi
 to center and Delaney in attempting t.
 steal home was entrapped. Shugrue stol
 towards third. The ball had got in tn
 crowd and Shugrue considered it dead
 He was touched by third baseman and wa
 called out. This started another wrangle
 Fruin found the air easier to hit thai
 the ball and the side was retired.
 At this point Captain Neary refused t
 continue the game unless the umpire va
 changed. After hitch of five minutes E
 l. Maloney was substituted.
 In this half of the fifth the home tean
 got three goose eggs.
 In the sixth Hungerford struck out
 Ham sandwiched first, second and third
 Sweeney sent him home on a sacrifice ant
 then Murphy retired the side
 Loughlan got to first. but Perry hit t. second and Baldy fainted on second. Mol
 ris needed a bicycle to reach first on time Mattison got a life on balls. took third ol
 FIeney's hit to right and "Duffy" did tn honors by sending both home. tieing tn score. Rogers again famed the braezes. The game broke up in the first half c
 the seventh. The Naugatucks got on |
 Rogers and pounded out three runs. The
 the Waterburys saw that their chances 0 victory were doomed and begen di } latory tactics. Finally five runs had bee
 added to the score. The umpire saw tha
 the home team was trying to delay th