Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07

first base. Taylor was hit hard and was poorly supported. In the second game Clarence Wright, recently graft ed from Dayton, O., pitched for Brook lyn and had the New Yorks shut out up to the ninth inning, when three hits aad an error by Kelly saved them from anotner whitewash Matthewson, who had . sore arm, was relieved by Felix in the seventh. Gochnaur, the Brook lyns' new shortstop, did good work Jimmy Sheekard signed q Brooklyn contract Saturday. Scores:
 First game: R.H. E New York % o 0. o o o GO 3 5. Brooklyn II 0 OIO 5 o o *-S il Q
 Batteries Taylor and Warner; Don- ovan and Farrell
 Second game: R.H. F. New York % 0 o 0 2-2 Brooklyn 2 o l o o *--4 Il T
 Batteries Matthewson, Felix, Wall and Warner; Wright and Farrell. Philadelphia, Oct 7.-The National 1 leagln season closed here Saturday with a game between Philadelphia anl Boston. The visitors won without diff 1 ficlllty. Townsend was batted out of 1 the box and the fielding of the locals
 was poor. Attendance 1852. Score: BnstoI ..2 1 o 0 IT 12 Phila ......O o o 0 2 % 'Os1-3 s Batteries-Willis and Moran; Town sand. White and Mcfarland.
 Chicago, Oct 7.-The visitors were oGtrlayed and defeated in a close game Saturday. A double steal and Yeager's huff at the plate gave Dex- tar tie wining run. Attendance 5000. Score:
 R.HE. Chicago ....1 % o O 0 I. s-2 8 0 Pittsburg 70 o o o 0 o O---1 6 2 Fatteries-Chance and Eason; Yeager and Poole.
 W.llimantic, Oct 7-Altheugh the base ball season in this state was sup posedly closed a month ago, there are some enthusiasts with whom the base ball fever always rages. One of these 1 dyed-in-the-wool fans is Alderman Bronson of New Haven, whose love for | the sport induced him to organize l team to play tile strong WillimanticS l Saturday afternoon. Although the day was not an idea base ball day as re- gards weather, there was an atten'l- ance of about 1,500 people to witness
 the contest. It was game of the first class. too. Alderman Bronson had se- lected team that was fitted to give the 1iveliest of minor leaguers a grand
 
 Providence team, Canavan and Bone Of .be New Havens, Moves of the W0r- cester and Meriden teams, and Wade, the doughty little pitcher of the New London and Norwich teams during the past season. comprised the professional element of the New Haven aggrega- ton. On the other hand, the Wilii- mantics had Owens, Kennedy and Eddy of the Bristols, O'Rourke of the Fridgeports, Sullivan and Henry of the Norwich and New London teams, and Catcher Nichols of the St Louis Ma t:onal league team, to brace up their side Alderman Bronson himself played first base and various other well known semi-professionals and anl- ateurs made up the remainder of the nine that represented this city. Bob Cameron, the former EdgewOod pitch CT, officiated in the box for the New Hayens and did magnificent work holding the Willimantics down to four singles and striking out seven of the barsmen. The New Ravens batted fiercely, Tommy Leahy carrying off the hcnors with two home runs. George Bone showed he had not lost his eye by lining out pair of doubles, while Canavan and Bronson paralyzed tla Willimantic pitcher with a triple each Every man on the team got at least one hit. The Willimantics scored on an error and thus saved a shut-out Their errors were frequent and costly
 Tie surprise of the professionals was grea. to observe the play of Captain Bronson. In fielding his work was of the gingery, snappy kind, and his bat ting was a revelation. The score of the game was to in favor of New Haven.
 Portland Oct 7.-The Portland base ball team met its first defeat of the sea- son Saturday. The. Rockville team came to town, presenting seemingly irresistible aggregation. There was a clowd of about 400 present and the l spectators were astonished that there was a team in Connecticut that colllI defeat their pet nine. The visiting batsD:en had no trouble in landing on
 the delivery of the home pitcher and | hits were not only many but timely, Rockville batting. out ten runs while l the home team secured but three The l stick work of Neumarker was nota- ble feature of the heavy hitting game He is credited with a home run, a
 three base hit and a single. The bat ;ery work of Horan and Garter for
 Rockville was of the star order and l ina us rnnaivnd oycn1Innt S11pnort