Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-10
POLICE CAUGHT MAPPING.
The Meriden Club Wielders Take Wa
 terbury Police ScaIps.

leIuuFy HOllce ScalpS.
 The Waterbury police went to Meri- uen yesterday to arrest the Meriden police i'll their attempt to capture the championship of the State Police base pall league, but they were badly foil- ed' and were beaten by the score of 10 ;. On arriving at Milldale from this clty Tn bus, the policemen boarded trolley car. No 13 it was, and it prov ed hoodoo. The hoodoo was further increased when one of the party, who sald he weighed 130 pounds, pasted some paper over the number 3, which IS significant as that number was the total or all the runs scored by Water Dury. In the center of Meriden q special trolley car was waiting which conveyed the Waterbury police base pail team and number of it's rooters to Hanover park, where one of the prettiest games Of the season was started. Joe Gilbert, who at times umplres games in the State league was the umpire and his decisions were all right
 As to the game. the Meriden team won on Its merits. They played a sharp, fast fielding game, were quick and active on the bases and made hits when they were needed. The playing of the Waterbury Police nine with one or two exceptions was very good. Me Evoy pitched fine game, but errors by one or two players spoiled his good work. Yesterday was an off day for those players. Waterbury was miser- ably weak at the bat and Sweet had them at his mercy for seven innings. In the eighth they pounded him for several hits and scored their only three runs of the game. Dodds, O'Gorman, McGlynn and Brickel were the only ones that could hit the ball decently. Sweet had p strike-outs to his credit. That partly tells the tale.
 Meriden has fine team and the other teams will have to do some tall hustling to oust them from first place which they now occupy. They field nicely and are fairly good at the bat. Meriden scored three runs in the sec ond on two errors by Healey, an error by Cavanaugh, two base hit by Bonin and a single by Doran, They scored two in the fifth on an error by Healey, q forced hit, errors by Nc Glynn and Cavanaugh and q single by Doran. Only one hit and two runs scored. Good playing on Waterbury's part Tn the eighth they scored three on hit by pitched ball, a single. an error by Mclean and two singles, Nagle was substituted for McEvoy in the middle of the eighth inning.
 Waterbury scored her three runs in the eighth after two men were out by O'Gornan being hit by a pitched ball, McGlynn's two base hit a base on balls to Cavanaugh, single by Nagle and two base hit by Brickel. With two men on bases, Mclean pop ped q fly to the pitcher. Features of the game were the batting of Dodds and Brickel, (the latter almost sent the ball over the fence) sensational catch by Demo and the pitching of Sweet.
 After the game the Waterbury play CTS and guests were feasted,at the Elm Tree hotel by the Meriden police, who proved royal entertainers and jolly good fellows. The different courses were very fine. Messrs Burke, Cook and Lewis were voted the best of en- tertainers by the visitors, who intend to return the good time when Meriden comes here. on July 24. Before leaving for home the Waterbury delegation, who were more than pleased with the reception given them, visited F. J.. Griffin the donor of the cup.
 The players arrived home last night about 11:15. The lineup: