Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-17
THE DIAMOND.
two Good Scheduled Games
Played In City League.

North Ends Take Game From tue
Pastimes-Close Battle Between
Brooklyns and Merrimacs-I4atter
Team Won in Eleven Innings-Re-
suits of Games in Other Leagues.
Two league games were played by
the teams of the City league Saturday
and one exhibition game.
The first two were played at Rlv-
erside park by the North End and
Pastime clubs and the Brooklyns and
the Merrimacs.
The st Josephs and Washington
Hills commended in an exhibition game
at the Foresters picnic at the Driving
park.
A good sized crowd was present at
the Riverside games considering the
attractions that were holding forth
at the Driving park. The people who
went to see the game at the Driving
park must have been bitterly disap-
pointed, because it was so one7sided
1t could be hardly be called a game.
A good many thought that the con-
test between the Saints and Hills
would be a pretty warm contest be-
cause the relations between the two
clubs have been somewhat strained Of
late on account Of the dispute which
arose over the game played by them
a week ago Saturday.
McGuinness and Slavin were the
battery for the Hills and Dawson and
Cavanaugh for the Saints. McGuin-
ness was in splendid form and was a
complete puzzle to the st Joseph bat
ters throughout the entire game He
was greatly aided by the almost per-
feet playing of the team back Of him.
The st Joseph players who did get
their bases had to be very careful and
fairly chung to the bags as Slavin had
his throwing arm with him Saturday
and nailed many runners who at
tempted to take a big lead or who
tried to steal second.
Dawson, who is quite a young fell
low, twirled for the Saints and had a
very speedy ball. but the Hills had
their batting eyes with them Saturday
and found little trouble in piIing up
runs. The large crowd that witnessed
the game must have been disappoint-
ed, for little pleasure could be gotten
out of such one-sided affair. The
score was 10 to 0 in favor of the Hills.
At Riverside Park.
But at Riverside park twas entire
~ different There were two good
games played at the park and the last
one was one of those hair-raising
games that we read about. Every
body was excited and enthusiastic
and showed their feelings by cutting
up all kinds of antics and in loud, long
lusty shouts
The first game was between the
Pastimes and North Ends. Both
teams were shy few of their regular
players, but filed in with some play
ers taken from among the spectators.
The great Bates pitched for the North
Ends and Tom Lawlor, their second
baseman, caught him and did good
work. Bill Thompson covered first
base, while their genial manager,
James Thompson, graced the right
garden and distinguished himself by
dropping a couple of flies after long,
hard runs by the manager. The man
ager hit good and hard, but twas al
ways where one of the Pastimes could
gobble it up. The manager has the
makings of a good player and after a
little practice in running ought to
make good.
Reichenstein twirled for the Pas
times until the fourth inning, when
he was succeeded by Tab Henebry.
The Pastimes were the first up and
they Immediately started things by
banging in four runs. They were
aided by Fritz Henebry great deal
in getting those runs. There were
three men on bases when the big fell
low came to the bat and he met a. nice
high one right on the eve with a slash
ing drive. The ball sailed for deep
left field and Eagan, the North Ends
left fielder, sailed after it. He made
a good run and jumped for the ball.
The ball struck his hands-then Eagan
did something that he never did be-
fore on the south end grounds. He
dropped the ball. When the smoke
cleared up Fritz was resting on
third and the Pastimes had increased
their one tally to four. The next bat
ter was retired. Then the North Ends
took their turn at the bat and when
their side was retired they had three
runs to their credit. The next turn
at bat the North Ends forged ahead
and kept the lead until 4 O'Clock when
the game was stopped. The final
score was 9 to in favor of the North
1@luS' JduCS hayes OF The MGTTl-
macs umpired.
Brooklyn errimac Game
Then the next game commenced
and then the fun began. True, the
sport and excitement was not until
the beginning Of the seventh and then
1t lasted till the very last inning was
ended, which was about 6:45 o'clock.
Old Sol had long since sunk down
In the western sky before the game
was ended, and the dark shadows of
evening time were gathering thick and
fast when the last man was put out.
Twas getting dark SO fast that some
thought the game would have to be
called on account ~>s darkness, while
the players said the game would go
on to the end if it took till II o'clock.
1t certainly was a great game for
lovers of the national sport to witness
and game that the Merrimacs and
their supporters ought to feel proud
over.
And fhA RrfaLx1y7rs ;odaA5