The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-27
CLERKS PLAY BASEBALL.
Howe & Stetson Team Defeat the NAL
ley Nine, 90 to TO-

Howe & Stetson Team Defeat the NAL
ley Nine. 90 to 49,
The second Of the ball game days
which the local dry goods clerks are
holding on their Friday half holidays
came off yesterday afternoon The
Howe & Stetson team beat the Edward
Malley company team in the first game
by a score of 20 to 10. The second game
was not played. 1t had been announc-
ed that the well known D. M Read
team Of Bridgeport would play the
Gamble Desmond nine but the Reads
had to cancel their engagement, thus
disappointing many admirers here
abouts. To fill out the card the Bran
fords were asked to play. The two
sides were on the diamond ready for
the contest, but Umpire Malone finally
gave the game to the Gamble-Desmond
nine to 0, because the game was not
started.
The contention was over the introduce
ton, as alleged of semi professional
players. There is great rivalry between
these dry goods clerks. and it is re-
ported that considerable money is
wagered on every game. The clerks and
their friends root for their sides in
most emphatic fashion; the girls en-
ployed in the stores attend the games,
blow horns, wave flags and scream at
every play of favorite and the con-
tests are made lively enough for any,
body, no matter what the final score
may be, or how many errors are made.
Yesterday it was claimed by the Bran
ford "Wallabuckers, that being the
name of their nine, that their oppo-
nents had secured the services of Car
ter, catcher on the Wallingford nine, |
and Wade, catcher on the Milford team.
It was alleged that these men were on |
the ground in uniform and that 1t had |
been previously expressly stipulated |
that these or other foreigners" should
not participate in the contest, Both
teams had been "practicing" during the
close of the first game, and this gave
the managers on both sides ample OPP
to look the field over and la
bel any suspects.
At the end Of the first game there
was hurrah from the grand stand,
and then yells for the contest to follow.
Umpire Malone did not go through the
formula of calling play BALI" as re-
he did appear for duty and did several
times tell the men to get into line, or
words to that effect. Then he became
disguised at the delay, said he did not
intend to spend the night on the dia-
mond, and gave the game to Gamble
Desmond, to 0. This brought on a
big wrangle between the managers and
players of the opposing sides. There
we're many rash statements made, but
strange to say, no blood was spilled.
The two teams dispersed quietly, and
neither had complaint to make half an
5o,,1, later Failure to play the game
was a great disappointment to a host
Of lovers of the sport, and the manage
nent, too, felt that having advertised
-wo games and charged admission to
see them the contract should have been
,arried out But the crowd went off
luietly
AS the score indicates the game be-
.ween the Howe & Stetson and Malley
,eams was a slugging match pure and
simple Every ball that came over the
plate was promptly pasted for couple
If bases or so, and the fielders got all |
he exercise they desired. 1t was a
irst rate game, SO far as the spectators
we're concerned. and the more runs
made the merrier. Everybody was
,reathless when the last man had been