The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-12

half of the tenth four runs were brought
 in by the heaviest kind of stick work. When New Haven went to bat in their half of the tenth not a person on the
 grounds or any of the players would
 have bet a peanut that five runs would
 cross the plate. But such was the case
 and the Blues marched off the field with
 appropriate smiles on their faces.
 The day was not of the best for either
 player or spectator but as long as it
 didn't rain nobody cared. The Old
 Guard band was perched in one corner
 of the grand-stand and at promptly 2:3O
 the band concert began, and, with in-
 termissions of a few minutes, continued
 until o'clock. when Acting Mayor Ho-
 gan opened what, every loyal fan hopes,
 will be a successful season. Just before
 MT Hogan opened the game the mem
 bers of last years team, Luchia, Ashe and Vollendorf, .who are again with the Blues concentrated their efforts and
 pulled the rope that drew the pennant
 to the top of the high pole on the grand
 stand. Everybody clapped during this
 ceremony and had visions of similar performance another year hence.
 Neither must the grand parade of the
 band and teams be omitted as among
 the incidents of "opening day. Form
 ing near the players dressing room in
 deep right field, the teams, headed by
 the band, marched across the diamond
 up to the grand-stand and there halted and disbanded.
 As there are but three of last years
 team with the Blues this season every
 body was eager to get a line on" the
 new ones. The New Havens this year
 will be adorned with dark blue suits, white stocks, white belts, blue caps with | two white stripes around them and on
 the shirts are the words New Haven l in white letters. The costumes are on | the whole neat and rather pretter than 1 last years. As to the players in them not much can be said concerning their playing ability taking yesterdays game as a criterion. Here is a summing up of the men who played yesterday; Cap | tain Canavan played loosely on first 1 but batted strongly, bringing in the winning run in the tenth. Bone had more life and dash in him than all the other seventeen players put together He stole six bases, made five runs, three hits and covered plenty of ground. The msplays against his name were all made on throws, Cusick had little to do except to show that his hitting is weak. Hodson, the new pitcher, was hammered all over the lot. but with any kind of support might have kept the score down, as he had good control. Luchia played the same steady game that has characterized his work for the h,,t h throwing was a trife below the average Parent was missed at shortstop. His successor, MT. Murphy, failed to hit safely once and had but three fielding chances, which he accepted, Ashe, OConnor and Lepine in the outfield all played slow games.
 On the whole the showing yesterday was rather disappointing, but probably some changes will be made in the makeup of the team which will better the playing. Glenn is expected to play shortstop in to-days game with Nor wich at the Savin Rock grounds.
 The opening inning of yesterday made the hearts of the cranks drop with a thud and it began to look as though Hodson was just the kind of a pitcher New London wanted. Morgan, after two strikes had been called on him, sent a hot single over second base. Hanna reached first on Canavan's er- TOT, Woodruff singled and all were brought home on Drew's two-bagger. Roderick and Donovan struck out Ken nedy smashed double sacker in left scoring Drew. Brown went out. Bone to Canavan. New Haven scored once, Bone singled, stole second and scored on Roderick's error of Canavan's hit. Both teams were blanked in the see- ond
 In the third Drew and Donovan scored on Kennedy's single to left. For New Haven Canavan dashed out two- base hit and scored on Lepine's single.
 New London was blanked in the fourth, but the Blues added two more to their score, Hodson struck out, Bone and O'Connor singled and Canavan popped one over Hanna's head, scoring Bone and landing O'Connor on third. Lepine flew out to Donovan and O'Con- nor scored on Ashes scratch hit Lu- chia ended the inning by playing out to Morgan.
 New London made one in the sixth on successive hits by Hanna Woodruff and | Drew. New Haven made one each in | the fifth and sixth and three in the | seventh inning. In this inning Murphy | went to first on Roderick's error Good | win struck out. Bone went to first on | Roderick's error of an easy grounder, and O'Connor drew his base on balls, filling the corners. Canavan nailed a hot one at Kennedy, which he let go, and in the shuttle Murphy and Bone scored. Canavan scored later on Le- pines out and Ashe ended the inning with fly to Kennedy.
 New Haven made one in the ninth and New London two each in the eighth and ninth. When Bone crossed the plate with the run that tied the score there was great excitement Canavan and Dapin were doubled.
 New London started in the tenth to do or die They did and died later. Rod arick led with a two bagger, but Dono- | van struck out Kennedy singled and scored Roderck. Brown cracked safe one advancing Kennedy to third, and Deering struck out. Morgan reach- sd first on fielder's choice, and both he and Brown scored on Hannas single When New Haven went to bat in their half there was absolutely no hope that -bpy would Dl1ll ont of the pa mo with