Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
LOCAL OFFICIALS IN PERIL.
Beaten at Baseball They Were
 Set Afloat Without a Rudder.

On the Trip to Pleasure Beach the
 Tow Line Snapped and the Boat Spun Like Top-With the Aid of
 Some Small Boys All Got Ashore, and Shore Dinner With All the Trimmings Was Eaten-Speeches by Several of Those Present Enliyened
 the Meal.
 The city officials of Waterbury and number of their friends went down to Bridgeport yesterday and crossed bats with a nine representing that place at NeWfield park with somewhat unsatisfactory results for the home team, the boys getting whipped by a score of 24 to z in seven innings. But | 1t was not an inglorious defeat and there were people on the grounds who claimed that had it not been for cir l cumstances over which the Waterbury team had no control the score would have been reversed. For instance, take the case of Alderman Murray, who was loaned q pair of red stock ings by a Bridgeport woman, and while the articles looked all right and fitted him nicely, still it turned out that they were saturated with red pepper so that when the alderman got warmed up and was about to make a record the pepper began to get ill it's work and the alderman was obliged to leave the field in a hurry and leave his po- sition in charge of Dr Keeley, who proved poor substitute. The fine playing of Brophy,, Gates, Kilmartln, Howard, Lahey and one or two others showed what the team is capable of doing with a few changes.
 The party left here on the 1:2S train and reached Bridgeport on schedule time On the way down a few prom inent Waterbury people boarded the car, notably Commissioners Mahaney, who got on at Ansonia. and James Preston, who met the party at Naug- atuck. On arriving at Bridgeport the Waterbury people found Mayor Mulvihill, City Clerk Buckingham. As sistant City Clerk McGovern, Alder man Doty and many other Park City notables ready to receive them. 10 the great delight of the visitors Sher- | if Mcdonald and Alderman Chesson, Commissioner Moore of the board or charities and Clerk Fitzgerald of the board of education greeted them at Bridgeport. After the usual fOrmaH- ties had been gone through with the two teams and their friends boarded trolley cars and proceeded to the ball grounds. Wheeler &5 Wilson's band discoursing sweet melody on the way. At 4:2S Umpire Dan Shannon an nounced the opening of the game and thereupon three balls were thrown in- to the field from the grand stand, one by Mayor Mulvihill, another by Mayor KiIduff and the third by Mayor Stud ley of New Haven.
 The lineup of the teams was: Waterbury-Dr Kilmartin, 2b; Com missioner Lahey, ss: Clerk John How lard, c; Alderman Gates. If; Prosecutor DuEant,f 3b; ;JAld derman Rrophy, ID; All derman Murray, of; Alderman Walker, If; Clerk Dennis Slavin, D. Bridgeport-Alderma Flanagan, c; City Surveyor Ford. 3b; Assistant Town Clerk Lockwood. 1b; City Clerk Buckingham and Liquor Prosecuting Agent Stewart, D; Alderman Osborne,
 
 City Physician Day, ss: Superintendent Brennan, of; Commissioner (Dr) Blank, If.
 During the game Waterbury secured few substitutes, Attorney Bauby sup planting H. K. Durant at third base after the prosecutor got spiked by Ford of Bridgeport; William Thonlp- son held down second in place of Dr T.~; +hr Tot pnn f. torney Slayin as pitcher. Alderman O'Brien went into the field to fill the place vacated by Alderman Gates, and Dr Keeley tried to chase stray balls in the abandoned territory of Alder man Murray. Bridgeport changed it's pitcher, Stewart taking the place of Buckingham in the third inning, the latter having to give up the job on ac- count of a stray ball from the Water bury pitcher, which took the Bridge port man on the shoulder blade and came near giving Dr Kilmartin an op- portunity to perform medical practice on the field.
 The score by innings:
 Waterbury o Q ? 0 , 0-7 Bridgeport ............5 , 4 1 0 9-24
 Shortly after the close of the game the party proceeded to Pleasure Beach by way of the ferry. When the ferry was about half way over the chain broke and the pesky thing started to whirl about and then acted as if it had notion to put out to sea. As soon as the accident was discovered many turned pale with fright while others flew into a rage and denounced it dirty Bridgeport trick in line with the peppering of Alderman Murray's stockings, while some were praying, others swearing and many thinking of Jumping overheard, four youngsters appeared in boat and saved rlle whole crowd. They lowed q heavy rope from the ferry to the landing, hitched it to a huge timber and then the shipwrecked party pulled on the other end and by this means the ferry was put into it's moOring.
 The shore dinner under the direction of Manager Bibedu was a big affair. Before making an attack on the good things prepared for the occasion May or MulvihilI delivered short address. He said in part:
 Mayor Kilduff, citizens of Water bury and others. On behalf of the people of Bridgeport I extend to you cordial welcome to our city and hope you will return to your homes with favorable impression of Bridgeport