The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-27
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An Attendance of $500 at Saturdays Base
ball Game-The New Haven Hartford

An Attendance of $500 at Saturdays Base
ball Game-The New Haven Hartford
Game.
Saturday was the opening of the
championship season in New Haven.
There was a very large attendance
considering the weather, and the cere-
monies attending the game was never
equaled in this city. The street car
parade with the two teams and band
was very attractive feature, but at
the park where the two teams formed in
line and marched to the home plate to
the strains of music received the
plaudits os the $500 people who were
present. Just before the calling Of the
game Mayor Hendrick made his APP
pearance at the home plate, walked to
the pitchers box and threw the ball to
the umpire and called game.
The game itself was a beauty and
the way the home team played all
around Hartford up to the fatal eighth
inning more than pleased the support
ers of the New Haven club. Beautiful
catches and scientific fielding marked
the work of the home team. The eighth
inning was q Jonah for the boys. This
was brought about principally on the
part of one of the New Haven team,
who seemed to be afraid to put his
hands on the ball 1t is always better
to make an error than to be timid. A
stout heart is always needed in crisis.
SO we hope hereafter the member men
toned will try for anything that comes
along rather than to avoid the ball. The
game ended in tie by the clever
stately of Manager Sullivan, who or
dered one of the heavy batsmen of the
Hartfords to be given his base. Let
those who protested against this line
of action in a crisis recollect that there
is not baseball general in the Nation
al league of any note but what would
be condemned if he did not use his
Judgment in such crisis, where a
weak batsman follows Il good one. In
regard to Mr.. Jones calling the game
he did so of his own volition. Mr.. Sui
Ivan has reported his action to the
president of the league. Mr. Jones eX-
cuse is that he thought it too dark in
his opinion. Mr.. Sullivan assures the
public that there will be no repetition
of Mr.. Jones action in future. Mr. Sui
livan says he is well pleased with Mr..
Jones' umpiring, with the exception of
calling the game.
The score:
New Haven 0 0 2 2 0 0 %
Hartford 100 0 0 0 0 0 6 10
Base hits-New Haven Z, Hartford Z.
Errors-New Haven 4, Hartford @ Bat
teries-Mackie and Hodge; Benton and
Bottenus.
Hartford plays again to-day and to-
morrow. The drawn game may be
played off on Wednesday or Thursday.
NOTES.
Hartford again to-day at 3:45 p. m.
The New Haven boys have blood in
| their eyes and say Hartford will never
crawl UP on them again when they
| have beaten them to a standstill, as
they had them Saturday.
| National League Games.
| All the games in the National
league went by good margins Saturday
| to the clubs which are conceded to be
strong. New York was unable to do
anything with Boston, Baltimore sim
ply. toyed with Washington, and st.
Louis carried away the Louisville
game. The results:
Baltimore 10, Washington 2.
Philadelphia 9, Brooklyn 3.
Boston Z, New York 4.
Cleveland 6, Pittsburg 3.
Chicago 5, Cincinnati 8.
| st. Louis 5, Louisville 8.
|