The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-07

made the flercest fight seen In any game of ball on the home grounds this season, In the ninth inning, with the score to 5 and man on second, Roger Connor, who had been hitting hard all through the game drove the ball over the right field fence, the only time the feat was performed since the fence stood in it's present far out posi- tion. The crowd went wild and they gave vent to their pent up enthusiasm most demonstratively
 The game throughout was a slashing one, with both teams hitting with terrific force. New Haven had a little the better of the batting, while the fielding of the home team was sharp and decisive, New Haven had but four errors and none of them costly, while the home team only had one. Johnston and Prentiss, despite the fusilade of hits showered throughout the whole game, pitched masterly ball.
 Waterbury took the lead by making one run in the second inning, and the lead was kept until the first of the sixth when New Haven made three runs by five straight singles in suc- cession. In the last of the sixth Wa terbury in turn began to hit freely and piled up three runs, which again gave Waterbury the lead. In the seventh New Haven pushed to the front with two runs on two-bagger by Luchia, and singles by Johnston and Parent. The crowd was now on tiptoe, and when Waterbury was blanked in the of tba hn into pf their feelings were manifested plainly. In the beginning of the eighth inning the score was still in New Havens favor by one run. In the last of the eighth Waterbury tied the score by a wild throw by Wiley, but was the er- TOT not made the next man up made a hit which would have brought in the run anyway. In the ninth New Haven after getting man on second was re- tired without any further scoring. Wa terbury opened he'd half with White getting to first by being struck by g. pitched ball. Hall then hit sharply to infleld and Johnston by quick move ment tried to catch White at second, but on a close decision McGarr declar- ed him safe. Roger Connor was the next man up, and after two strikes had been called he made the longest hit made in the league this season, winning the game. The game was a struggle of rivals each striving for the mastery, and to-day's result now gives the Waterbury team a cinch on the pennant. The score:
 Waterbury 70 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1-6 New Haven..0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0-5 Hits-Waterbury, 10; New Haven, F. Errors-W Waterbury, l. New Haven, 4. Batteries, Prentiss and Kinsella; John- son and Luchia.
 AT BRIDGEPORT.
 Bridgeport, Sept. 5.-Bridgeport and New London played a very one-sided game this afternoon, the visitors being blanked until the ninth inning when wild throw of Ivers to catch a man at second allowed a man at third to come In. Larkin of Haydenville, Mass, made his debut in a Bridgeport uni- form this afternoon and he had the Whalers completely puzzled. They could only make thre hits off him, and one of those was a scratch. In fact, throughout the entire game they were
 
 side the diamond. Crate was not as effective as usual, and he was touched up for fifteen hits. The fielding on the part of New London was also ragged at times and numerous inexcusable errors were made. There is no doubt that ORourke is out of the game for the rest of the season as he missed his footing when boarding the train at East Derby last night, and so badly wrenched his left leg that he will be lame for some time. The score: Bridgeport. 1 0 2 ? 0 *-9 New London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1
 s-Bridgeport, 15; New London, 3. Errors-Bridgeport 2; New London, 5. Batteries, Larkin and Ivers; Crate and Hickey.