Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-14
THE AMATEURS.

Hot Tie Game Between the Hills
 and Brooklyns
 More Enthusiasm Shown Than in Any
 Other Game This Season-The Lead
 CTS Are Beginning to Sprint for the
 Finish-St Josephs Received Bad
 Setback Yesterday-Results of 9th
 CT Games in City League.
 Two games were scheduled to be played last Saturday at the Athletic field. The first game was supposed to be played at o'clock by the Merri- macs and the tAil-enders, the Pas times.
 The Pastimes failed to appear and Umpire Fox gave the game to the Merrimacs by the score of 9 to O.
 Quite a number of spectators were on the grounds in time to witness the first game, if twas played. This was unfortunate, for everyone was disap- pointed. If team is scheduled and people pay to see the games and are disappointed the team that fails to ap- pear ought to be dealt with summar- fly.
 This, however, will hardly happen again this year.
 Washington Hill-North End Game.
 The second game was scheduled to begin at 4 o'clcok between the two leaders. the North Ends and Washing ton Hills.
 The North Ends won the game, in fact the Washington Hills fairly ten dered the game to them. This vic tory for the North Ends puts them a tie with the Washington HMls.
 The game started off with the Hills at the bat They started in on Bates good and hard and soon had scored two runs. The North Ends scored one in their half. The Hills kept their good work up for quite a few innings, knocking out singles, two-bagg and three-baggers MulIigan, Johnson and Pete Lawlor were doing great work at the bat. George had two three-baggers the first two times up, 11awlor had two two-baggers and Johnson a single and two-bagger.
 Up to the fifth Bates was hit harder than he was before this season and the Washington Hills had a nice lead enough to win any game-if they played only fair ball. But this they failed to do and consequently the North Ends passed the Hills and kept the lead to the end. At the end of the fifth the Hills led by. a score of $ to B. Barker of the Hills was pitch ing gilt-edged ball and kept the North Ends down without hit till the fifth inning. At this period the Hills went up in the air and kept there till the end of the game. Barker started it himself by throwing over Scully's head, on which two runs were scored by the North Ends. Slavin kept it up by throwing another one over Scul- ly's head and another North Ender tal- lied. When the North Ends were re tired the score stood to ' in the Hills, favor. Bates settled down and pitched fine ball after that and the Hills failed to get another man over the home plate after the fifth. They had good chance in the sixth but failed to do anything. Slavin was the first man up and knocked out a nice single. He stole second and got third on the catcher's tumble Barker fol- lowed Mike and knocked a liner to Bates. Slavin ran for home and Bates threw to the catcher, Slavin turned back to third and for a minute there was a very pretty play between home and third. It wound up by Slavin finally getting safely back to third. Barker had gone to second on the mix-up. Lachance was the next man up and struck out Sheehan followed and famed the air three times. The next man knocked a fly to Lawlor and the Washington Hills last chance was gone. The North Ends, however, kept right on scoring something they had no difficulty in do Ing on account of the Hills errors With three men on bases a high fly was knocked. to Frank Bergin, but Frank did the unexpected thing-he dropped the ball and two men scam pered home on the error. After that twas walk for the North Ends. Al most everybody on the Hill team played bad ball. Barker pitched 8 me game, but he started the errors by his wild throw over third. Frank Berg1n made some startling catches in The field, but dropped nice one just 1t the wrong time Scully and Shee- han didn't play their game Slavin caught fine game, but he, too. had a costly wild throw. Mulligan dropped couple of throws and let a costly liner go between his legs. Lachanee played fair, but he. too. had his trou- bles and errors But Pete Lawlor. the Hills crack center fielder. shone out brightly among the whole bunch and played perfect game in center gar den. He also had three pretty hits. Frank Johnson, in left field. didn't have many chances. but what did come his way were looked after in the proper manner.
 The North Ends catcher was in very good form Saturday. He had a fine arm and did some nice throwing. A new man appeared in short-stop for the North Ends. and made a good i'm pression. Maloney and Lawlor did