Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
THE: DIAMOND.
Meriden Found Rube Vickers
 In Just One Inning.

That Netted a Run and the Only One
 Made in the Game-Red Waller Is
 Back In the Game and Wins for
 Bridgeport-Poor Hartford Has Two
 More Defeats Chalked Up-spring-
 field at Last Takes a Game.
 Holyoke, July 3O.-Holyoke had it's turn at being white-washed yesterday, and Meriden was the team that did the job. The fray took place at Holyoke, and Dan O'Neil was not on hand to see his prophecy proved untrue. He had boasted loudly that the Meridens would never win another game from his team, and they won the very first one after this announcement. After nine full in- nings the score stood 1 to in favor of Meriden. Both teams put up an excel lent exhibition of base ball, and 1t was one of the fastest games Of the year. Vickers did the box work for the home team and struck out seven men and al- lowed but three hits, but two of them were punched. and a two-bagger fol
  sary to explain the score. Treat toed the slab for Meriden, and did just as efficient work. Six men reached first. but they were so scattered that no runs came in and only one man got as far as third. It was a case of one, two, three, out. for the most part, and the only star batting was done by Larkin and Weisbecker. These drove hard two-baggers. Larkin was left on base. but Weisbeeker fared batter. Theisen followed him at the bat, but the best he could do was to help Louis on to third by rolling the ball out to Mean drews, who passed it over to Slater at first in time to retire the runner. lief fernan the next man up, pushed the ball out to center field, and Weisbeeker tallied the first and last run of the game.
 Ed Walsh made the star catch of the game when he put Fitzpatrick out of business in the first inning. Fitz knocked high fly, which fell just back of second base. It was too far in for Weisbecker to get it from center, but Walsh tried forit and got it. He had long run over rough ground and in a backward and side direction. but the effort was crowned with success and met with the applause of the fans. A double play in the first inning was one of the brilliant features of this all-star game, One of Vickers's wild ones had hit Walsh on the arm, and for time 1t looked as, though he would have to quit the game, but after a few mo- ments' rest Ee was into it again and gratefully took first base. Bob Drew, whose splendid form has won him the Sase the ground. but it didn't get past Kid Mccormick. who handed it to Fitzpat- rick in time to retire Walsh at second, and the Holyoke captain threw to Slater to retire Drew at first. The play came quite timely, for Holyoke needed it badly just then, and a hit would have been disastrous for the Paper city. It was an odd game in one re- spect. More than half dozen of the players were hurt in one way or anoth- CT. Vickers hit Walsh and Hoffman with the ball. Schincel was hit on the leg by one of the "Rube's' wild ones Pat Cray was hit by batted ball; Manning while running for a grounder fell flat on the ground; Larkin stum- bled over first base and knocked out his wind when he fell, and Hoffman was struck in the face by batted ball on the bound, and the results might have been serious had not Rube gone out with water to relieve the sufferer.
 The Holyokes ought to have made a run in the fifth inning after the good start they had. Schincel batted an easy one to Treat, but it struck Cray's shoe and Schincel was allowed first base. Vickers then came up and dropped one in front of the plate, but Thiesen was right there and threw to first in good shape. Schincel went on to second. McAndrews and Fitzpat> rick were retired before Sehincel could get away from third. The score:
 MERIDEN.