The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-25
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN
THIS CITY.

OF the Atlantic League Occurs This After
Havens VS.. Hartford To-day-NIany City
0ficials to Attend.
Hendricll win toss the first ball across
the home plate in the opening game of
the championship of the Atlantic
league in this city, in game with the
Hartford club. over 800 invitations
have been sent out to the ministers and
city officials of this city, and it is ex-
pected that they will all be present to
witness the opening of new era in the
baseball history of New Haven. Be-
fore the game both teams will make a
parade over the lines of the Fair Ha-
ven and Westville railroad in open
cars provided for them by the company
and accompanied by band. After the
parade both teams will go direct to
the park, where they will indulge in
practice until $3.50. They will then be
formed in a column of twos in deep CEN
ter field, and headed by the band they
will march to the second base, where
the teams will separate, forming hol-
low square and meeting again at the
home plate, where few remarks will
be made by his honor the mayor. Ar
rangements have been made to accom-
modate large crowd and there will be
no cause of complaint as everything
has been done which win make the
crankS happy. The Fair Haven road
will run cars to the grounds every few
minutes and there will be no delay in
either going to or coming from the
game. Another feature to be added to
the game is that Manager Sullivan will
don uniform and coach his players
from the lines. This is an advantage
which New Haven has never enjoyed
before, and while novel in it's way it
will have most beneficial effect on the
playing of the team. The local team
will be made up as follows Hodge G,
Garvan or Mackey p, Thornton lib, Gill
man 2b Keister IS, Boyle 3d. Keefe IF,
Q'Hagan cf, and Cauliflower If.
The New Haven boys, although suf-
fering defeat at the hands of the Hart
ford team returned home last evening
full of grit and fight, and in to-day's
game they will clearly demonstrate to
their friends that they are the equals
of any club in the Atlantic league.
Hartford comes here for three games
to-day. Monday and Tuesday. The
band will give a concert before and af-
ter the game. Mackey, the great In
dian pitcher, win be in the box for the
New Havens and will give Hartford
taste of his ghost ball. An immense
crowd is expected at the park and all
preparations are made to receive them.
A special excursion is coming from
Hartford and will carry brooms with
them to sweep up the New Havens
with.
NOTES.
Reddy Mack, familiar to all local
cranks. will raise dust around second
base for the Hartfords.
Some writers have been criticising
George Keefe pretty harshly for his
poor work in the box. Keefe is not a
pitcher, but fielaer, and one of the
best in the latter position. He has been
used in the box in exhibition games to
give the other pitchers a chance to
get over sore arms.
Keister captured the Hartford crowds
by his fine playing, batting and base
running.
The Giants New York; has received
shake up. Gleason goes to third, G.
Davis to first base and Peffer and Full
er are put at second and shortstop re-
spectively Connaughton has been
relegated to the outfield and Harry
Davis put on the bench
NEW HAVEN DEFEATED.
At Hartford-Hartford again defeat
ed New Haven to-day by to s. The
New Havens had an excellent chance
to win in the last inning with two
men on basses, but Clements was
steady and the last batter knocked an
easy grounder. Gilman pitched for
New Haven and was hit safely eleven
times. The score:
Hartford ....1 2 0 8 0 1 0 x-7
New Haven't 0 0 0 / Is
Hits-Hartford IL, New Haven 9.
Errors-Hartford 2, New Haven 4.