Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-03
BASE BALL NENS.
Waterbury Administers a Se- were Drubbing to Norwich.


 were Drubbing to Norwich. In the Eighth Inning Norwich Went | to Pieces and Ten runs Were Scored | By the Locals-Norwich Played Like a Lot of Amateurs-Errors Were Plentiful On Each Side-Re- suits of Other Games In This and Other Leagues.
 Norwich, the team that has been heralded as good enough for a bigger league, came to Waterbury yesterday and the game the players on that team put up would disgrace the record of the poorest amateur nine. The local players made them look like the cheap est kind of an aggregation and at that Waterbury did not play up to the handle 1t was game filled with CT TOTS, Norwich contributing nine of them and Waterbury five. Four of the local five were made by George Court ney, two fthem being costly. Nor ;, wich never was in the hunt for Water bury maintained the lead once secur- ed Charley Clancy was on the SlaD for the locals and for five innings not a Norwicch man saw the home plate. But three hits were made off his deliy- cry up to the sixth inning.
 Waterbury started scoring in the first inning. Fitzpatrick went out from pitcher to first and then Kiernan was hit by the ball. This disconcert-' ed w Murphy who was twirling for Norwich and Slater slammed out single and was followed by Lindemann with another. Sullivan in left field fell all over this hit and two runners crossed the plate Courtney was given a free pass and then Short hit out q safe one. The next two men were re- tired and three runs had been scored. < Waterbury scored once in the third. Tindemann was sent to first on four bad ones and w&s advanced on Court ney's sacrifice Short then smashed the ball to right field for three bases and after Robinson had reached first on balls and been retired on an at fempted steal. Sullivan sent him home mifh a corking two bagger. The next man was retired at short and two runs were in. Tn the sixth Norwich took hand In the scoring. Dorsey hit out a saTe one and Turner slammed out not one 10 Courtney which that worthy fell on but could not get to first Courtney then dropped a ball thrown to him to catch a runner off the base and Dan Murphy smashed out a clean single. The next t~ro men were retired, but Rothermel drove out a safe one and Tommv Manning struck out and three runs were in.
 Waterbury had n little fun in her half of the sixth. Naugatuck Sullivan started off with nice single and Clan cy flew out to center. Fitzpatrick fol- lowed with another safe one and Ilier- nan walked free. Slater slammed out a single and Lindemann hit one to third and Kiernan was caught between bases. Courtney drove q pretty two bagger to the field and an error by Harrington helped the runners around. Short popped up foul and was out and four runs had beeh chalked up to Waterbury.
 Tn the seventh Norwich went after the game again. Harrington hit safe ly and w Murphy walked free. Dor sey then sent a hot one Ip Slater and 1t was quickly sent to Courtney at second, cutting off W. Murphy. It was as quickly returned to Slater and the fleet footed Dorsey was out for a double. Turner then hit safe one and Dan Murphy walked free. T ighe hit pretty one to center and Linde- mann let it get by him. Sullivan went out from short to first and Norwich had scored three runs. Waterbury failed to score in her halfs
 Tn the eighth Norwich got another | 1T. 1 lAa1h f. 61T1 here was where Waterbury made the hat.
 Fourteen men went to bat Slater was first up and hit safely; Lindeman1 went out to first base and Courtney was out from short to first. Shor smashed one to the infeld and Jacl Tighe made an error. Robinson walked free and Sullivan was hit b. the pitcher. Clancy got life on 1nisplay by Rothermel at short ant FitZpatrick waited for four bad one and a run was forced in. I<iernan wa safe on another error by Rotherme and Slater slammed out his secon' single for that inning. Sullivan in lef and Harrington at third contrlpute two errors to help the thing along an I,indemann walked free for his secon time up. Courtney also waited TO four bad Sues and Short cleaned tn bases with ascorking two Dagger. hoi inson ended tfSaA agony by goHes ot from short to filst and ten runs ha had been scored. .
 That was enough for Norwich Ju' oot one run in the ninth on base halls. an error by Courtney, two Ion flies to the outfeld and single. Th score and summary.
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 BRIEF. CA. I Dorsey, of ..........o
 Turner, If ..........4 D. Murphy, 2b ......f
 Tighe, 1b ..........4 10
 Sullivan. If .........5
 Rothermel, ss .....--5
 Manning, c .........4
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