The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-28
TRIPLE PLAYS A FEATURE
STROUSE, Adler &c co. DEFEAT III Il
NEW LONDON .ITHLETTCS.

Contest-CIaus in Great Form-Atkin's
Brilliant Play Shuts Corset Boys Out in
One Inning with Bases Full and No
Outs.
With the finest Of weather clear, cool
and bracing, and a hard and solid field
to play on for the first game of the
Strouse, Adler company nine defeated
the New London Athletic yesterday af-
ternoon by the score of to 4. 1t was
a close and at times intensely interest
ing and exciting game. Claus put up a
steady and clever game, and showed
good Judgment. His control was per-
feet in spite of the other sides effort
to rattle him. Plat caught in his
usual form. For the other side young
Cling did very WELL indeed and was
we'll supported behind the plate by Mil
ler
The first inning was, like most open
ings of ball games, simply a limbering
up in which each side took the others
measurement. But the second inning
was made the cleverest and neatest
play made on the New Haven grounds
this summer. For the Strouse, Adler
team. Lyons had hit safely between
center and right, Mills had got pass
to first, and Robbie" Cameron, after
an ovation from the bleachers, had
laced out a single that filled the bases
1t seemed well nigh impossible to keep
the corset boys from tallying several
runs. But instead of getting case Of
rattles New London literally did
things to the local team. Claus sent
a hot bounder to Tommy" Atkin at
short. Now, Tommy is quick and sure
in most plays; he was doubly so yes
terday. He slammed that ball home
where Miller caught the spirit of it and
after touching the runner from third
out he threw to first before Claus got
there; then Rathbun with lightning
throw had that ball back to Miller
again in jiffy, and the third and last
man was out, retiring the side with a
whitewash The crowd simply went
wild; they all wanted to shake hands
with Tommy. They yelled for all three
Of the players involved, and in spite of
cold shivers laughed and danced and
yelled Justify.
In the third inning the New London
boys lost their nerve and played very
poor ball. 1t started with Platt's hit
to Atkin, who fielded well, but threw
too low to first, letting the runner to
second McHugh hit a fly that dropped
back of the pitcher with three infield-
ers standing looking at it, all afraid to
t,,1y fNf. Of inf wit n
one another. Then, to keep things live
ly Frank Beecher got hit by a pitched
ball. Madden followed with bunt
that forced Plat home, but only to die
at the plate But Smith banged out a
two-bagger that carried in McHugh
and Beecher. 1t was the second two
base hit for Smith in that game. Lyons
followed with hit to second that
brought in Madden, and Mills placed
one in right field that carried Smith
home. Cameron's grounder into left
added number five on Lyons tallying.
Claus sent his side out with grounder
to Atkin.
In the fourth inning New London
scored one run after two men had been
goose-egged, and foul to third made
the last out. Quick work shut out Ull-
mans team, too.
The fifth added not to the score of
either, nor the sixth The Strouse, Ad-
lers were unable to pile UP any more
runs, no matter how hard they work
ed, and in the seventh deep concern
for the game was plainly manifest on
their faces, for the time seemed against
them. Lyons of the New Londons got
his base on balls, Cantwell hit to Cam
eron, and Cling brought in Lyons with
his hit into deep right The rooters
from along the sound then broke loose
once more. They thought victory was
coming their way, and DR.. O'Neil en-
couraged them as he walked up and
down before the players bench. At
this point bad break discouraged
them. Cantwell led off too far at third
and when Platt threw to Cameron he
was snugly pocketed and in attempt
ing to squeeze out got snuffed up.
Then Atkins hit to short was clearly
fielded and he was out at first, but Mil
Ter brought in Cling when Cameron got
the ball in the eye on a bound at third.
Pattersons hit to Mills made out num-
Der three. The score now stood to 8
in favor of the Strouse, Adlers.
GlnS now got up SIcdHl anu IllCHeu
in good form, with speedy delivery, so
that he shut the local team out. The
eighth gave the New Londons their
fourth run when the bases We're full
and a man got home. 1t looked like a
sure thing for them, but with two out
Atkins hit to third was too good a
chance for Cameron and Beecher to get
him out, and they did 50. The last in
ming closed the game with a whitewash
and left the corset boys on top with
the score to 4.
The teams lined upAas follows:
Strouse, Adler company-McHugh
second base; Beecher, first base Mad
den, right field Smith, center field;
Lyons, short stop; Mills left field;
Cameron, third base; Claus, pitch;
Flatt, catch.
New London Athletcs--Atkin, short
stop; Miller catch; Hutchinson, third
base; Kinney, center field; Rathbun
first base; Patterson. left field; Lyons,
right field; Cantwel second base;
Cling, pitch.
Umpire. Whitlow of Meriden.
MR.. MALONE'S RETURN,