The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-01

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gerO'RourI4e Presented with Bouquet
of Weeds.
In the eighth inning of the Bridge
port-New Haven game at Savin Rock
yesterday afternoon while Manager
| O'Rourke of the visitors was busily en-
| gagged in trying to talk Umpire
| Kane into changing his decision,
a neWsboy, Sammy Baltaxa, by
name, ran out from the bleach
| ers and touching the rate man
| ager upon the arm, offered him, when
he looked around, a carefully prepared
| bouquet of weeds. The compliment was
more than that gentleman could stom-
ach, and turning quickly he hurled his
glove at his tormentor. The boy was by
this time, though a dozen feet distant
with his finger up to his nose and amid
the roars of the large crowd of specta-
tors O'Rourke was forced to walk over
and pick up his glove. AS he did so an
oVer-Wrought crank ran out from the
crowd and picking up bat made for
him, evidently bent upon mischief, and
it was with difficulty that Ashe and
several other New Haven players per-
suaded him to go back to his seat.
The incident was most laughable and
was thoroughly enjoyed by the specta-
tors. 1t was a fitting climax too, to the
argument between the Bridgeport play
ers and the umpire. This had been
brought up by a misunderstanding up
on O'Rrourke's part that allowed two
runs to be scored by New Haven Da-
Wis was at the bat and Umpire Kane
called a strike. The ball passed
ORourke, who evidently thinking it
foul walked leisurely back and picked
it up. Turning amid the yells of the
players and spectators he was just in
time to see Mcdonald and Tate cross
the plate. The umpire was trying to
explain matters under circumstances
rapidly growing more difficult when
O'Rourke was presented with the floral
piece co.
Up to that time the game was one of
the most laughable contests seen this
season on the Savin Rock grounds. KEEL
ly the first umpire, was adjudged in
competent in the second inning, and up
on O'Rourke's own suggestion Kane,
who was sitting in the grand stand,
was selected to finish the game. Some
of his rulings were even more ludicrous
than those of his predecessor, and these
combined with bad case of rattles,
which both teams seemed to be enjoy
ing, made the game at times more of
farce than an exhibition of ball playing
The home team especially made error
after error at bad moments, and af-
forded no support, to speak of, to Nc
Donald, who pitched a star game IT |
was the pitching of the latter added to
the other circumstances, that saved the /
day for New Haven
Corcoran of Bridgeport was in SPLEEN
did form and kept his opponents down |
In fine style.
In the seventh and eighth inning most
of the hits of the game We're made,
Bridgeport scoring her third and New
Haven all of her runs. Bridgeport's
l1rst run was scored under circum-
stances like the last two made by
New Haven. There We're two men o,1t
with Foster at the bat and Rogers on
third base. Foster knocked the ball to
Tate and by hard running made his
flrst. 1t was close decision and Lu-
CHA misunderstanding the umpire's
words turned away from the plate and
started to take off his chest protector
Seeing his opportunity Rogers ran home
The score:
NEW HAVEN.