Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-30
BRoKE DIP IN A ROW.
Yesterdays Game at Driving Park Was q Case of wrangle and scold.

Yesterdays Game at Driving Park
 Was a Case of wrangle and Scold.
 The spectators at the Brooklyn A. Washington Hill A. c. game at the park yesterday witnessed the most ln- teresting, exciting and hottest game of the season. 1t was game that was nicely played as far as ball playing is concerned, but there were more dis putes, wrangling and kicking than at any game this season. Not only were these disputes among the players of both teams. but their supporters took a hand in the trouble. The beauty of the playing was indeed marred by the bickerings. It was hot game throughout, but it reached a culminat- ing point in the last half of the eighth and the first half of the ninth. 1t was a disagreeable scene, and it did consid- erable injury to amateur ball, or rather semi-professional ball, in this city. The The league should no longer be term ed the amateur, but rather the profes- Sional or Semi-profeSSional.
 The game was most important one and much depended on it's outcome. That both teams realized the import ance of the game may be judged from some players who were on both teams. The Washington Hill A. c. had Cap tain Fitzpatrick of the Waterbury team on second base, Delaney or Bridgeport, shotstop: Kiernan, Derby, third base; Lyman of Winsted, pitcher; Lachance of the Cleveland team of the American league; Derwin, Havernill team, New England league; Hoffman and Scanlon, Torrington; Kane and Moriarty of Thomaston. Bob Drew of the Waterbury team was umpire. It was a miserable day to play such a game. The grounds were in q wretch ed condition, pools of water being conspicuous throughout the field. A slight rain fell all during the game. And yet there were thousand or more spectators. As said before, it was one of the best played games of the sea- son, notwithstanding that the ball was slippery and the grounds wet. 1t was mainly q pitchers battle and neither pitcher had much of an advantage. The B. A. c. scored run in the first inning on q base on balls and two er- TOTS. They increased their total by two runs in the fifth on a single, two base hit and two errors. In the eighth they added two more on a hit, a stolen base q base on balls and two hits. The W. H. A. c. scored their first run in the sixth on a hit, two outs and an- other single. In the eighth Hoffman went up in the air. 1he first man up made hit. the next two were hit with the ball. three singles followed and four runs were scored while two men were on bases with no one out. Here is where the trouble commenced in real earnest. Here was seen kicking which would put to shame any former efforts in that line of Baltimore play CTS 4 supporter of the Brooklyn A. c. picked up the ball and threw it to- wards the E. A. c. catcher and q w. H. A. c. player sailed i'll for him. 4 large crowd surrounded them, but they were quickly separated. When the field was cleared the B. A. O. asked that the game be called on account of darkness. The w. H. A. c. opposed this move For about 15 minutes the rival captains disputed about the call ing of the game. Umpire Drew would not listen to any demands for the call ing of the game at this stage of the contest. Finally he pulled out his watch, and at length the B. A. C.. consented to play, but under protest. The next three men got out purpoSely but the two men on bases scored, making the score t-O- 6OHHldH, lHe first batter in the ninth, made a single. stole second and came in on a wild throw by Hayden. Here another wrangIe arose. The W. H. 4. O. want ed the game called on account of dark ness. but the B. A. c. would not listen to it. The B. A. C. wanted to call the game tie or no contest, if he called it at al. but the W. H. A c. said the score would have to stand as it was at the end of the eighth inning. Drew called the game, and the game reverted to the end of the eighth inning, and thus ended a play which was no credit to the amateur league. The pro- test will be acted upon at meeting of the board of managers of the City Amateur league ill St Joseph T. A. rooms tomorrow night. The tabulated score is as follows: