Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-29
THE DIAMOND.
Holyoke Still Leading in Race
 for Pennant

Springfield Still Slides to the End
 Durnbaugh Discarded By Meriden
 Doing Good Work for Holyoke-
 Roger Connor Plays One of the Poor
 est Games in His Baseball Career
 Results of All Other Games.
 Holyoke, July 29.-Holyoke worked the brush hard yesterday at home and when the whitewash was spread it covered the Bridgeport team four coats thick. Holyoke had a streak of good luck in the fourth inning which let three men score, and one hit, an error, a sacrifice and a high fly were respon- sible for one more run in the seventh. 1t was a fast game and took but one hour and 15 minutes to end it. Durn- baugh and Donovan opposed each, oth- CT, and each allowed five hits and gave two bases on balls. The only heavy stick work was done by Big Bill' Yale and "Jim'' O'Rourke, IT, both of whom pushed out two-baggers, but both of them died before any good could come of it. Yale tried to stretch his to a three-bagger and was cut off at that bag, and the side was retired before Sonny Jim" could get around the bases.
 Yale made one of the prettiest catch es of the year. It was in the fourth and everybody was right in trim. Don. ovan pitched the ball as if he meant business and Landy struck at it hard He hit the ball squarely. It rose high in the air and fell over near first base. but back of it, and over the fence that keeps the youngsters off the field. Yale saw it failing and ran for it. He was not able to get both hands on it, but ran up to the fence. and, sticking out his protected hand, caught the ball with one hand. Neither side tallied until the fourth inning, when the Paper City team brought three men across the rubber. Fitzpatrick, the first man up, was given first base on balls, and Batch followed with a sacrifice hit that put Fitzpatrick on second. Slater then hit to center and Fitzpatrick came home. Mccormack hit out to Goldupski, and that individual funl- bled so long that Mccormack was able to take two bases on the deal and Slater went to third. Rossman, Lan- dy and Schincel didn't do anything, but an error by Goldupski and pass ed ball by ''Jim" O'Rourke let McCor- mack in, and there was but one more to be tallied. Schincel led off in the seventh by rattling grounder just over second base. He took third on sacrifice and crossed the plate on Fitz- patrick's high fly to Ladd in center.
 "Jim" O'Rourke and sSonny Jim" received their share of kind words yes terday and every time either of them came to the bat the air was filled with misses and groans. Young "Jim" play ed better game than his father. Batch made some good catches in the field. One of them in particular was of ''Jim' O'Rourke's hit in the sixth It was low one and Batch was playing well out, but he got good start and captured the ball as it was about a foot from the ground. The Holyokes might have scored in the fifth as easily as not if they had only half tried. Durnbaugh got the ball right into Eos ter's hands, and then McAndrews and Fitzpatrick both occupied bases as the result of hits. Batchs long fly to Ladd did not move them, and everybody was glad when Slater ended the inning by an easy one to Downey. After the latter had put the ball over to Yale there were no more hopes-at least for time. The interest seemed to be lag ging yesterday, and neither team was at it's best. The score:
 Holyoke.
 AB. R. BH 20. A. E.