Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-31
THE DIAMOND.
Holyoke Makes 8 Sensational Finish With Springfield.

"A Very Fast and Snappy Game Won
 in the Eighth by Good Stick Work
 Norwich Stopped by New Haven
 New London Trims Meriden-Har
 ford Suffers Another Defeat by
 Bridgeport. - Nf
 Holyoke, July 31.-The Ponies played perfect ball yesterday at Holyoke, but the Infants stole the game away from them in the eighth inning, when Claude Rossman pushed out a two-bagger thas sent two men across the plate. Up to this time Springfield had scored the only run of the game. Schincels wild throw to- second to catch Battam was the only error the Holyokes made, and the visitors had none. There was more excitement over yesterdays game than there has been-at any game at Holyoke this year. The old-time flame of rivalry was ignited by the excellence of the game the Springfelds put up, and be. fore the struggle was ended the cheers of Springfield 'rooters were just as hearty as those of Holyoke. though maybe little less loud. One bunch of Springfield supporters was seated be- tween two Holyoke contingents, and altogether they made some horrible noise, and in the end the Springfield fans were outclassed, though at one stage of the game they had things all their own way.
 When the game started off both teams played their best. and neither slde tailed until the sixth inning, when rRabbit" Fischman brought in a run for Springfield. He led off with a smashing two-bagger, and went down to third when Bowler dropped a sacri- flee to Kid Wade. Tansey struck out for the second time, but Joe Connor came to the rescue with a pretty hit right out past shortstop. and Fiscbman came bounding over the plate. Then the guns were silenced on both sides, except for occasional harmless skir- mishes. until the last of the eighth in niIg The score stood to 0 in favor of Springfield. Roger Connor's faith ful fans were making all the racket that there was, and Roger himself wore a self-satisfied smile. Fitzpatrick. the first man up, sent one to Henry that WAS just his speciality. and Tansey's fa- vorite kind bounded from the bat of Batch. Two men outi Surely the game was Springfeld's. and visions of H0lyoke in second place filed the minds of the Ponies and their support CTS. That same vision also came into the minds of Dan O'NeiPs boys. and from that moment they played with in- creased energy. Slater banged at the hall and sent it flying out to right field. Kid Mccormick smashed out a pretty single that landed ''Pop" on the middle sack, and Rossman waited patiently un- til the strike limit had nearly been reached. But Bowler finally sent him just what he wanted and "Rossy" rolled it along the ground at a terrific rate, and it did not stop until it was out in the ground covered by Henry. Slater came home with no trouble at all. and Mccormick made his short legs fly so fast that he, too, arrived at the goal before Joe Connor could touch him with the ball, and the game was won for Holyoke. At this turn of the wheel there went up such cry from the Hol- yoke ranks as was never heard before. The grand stand nearly came down with the stamping and applauding. The bleachers were a living mass of yelling humanity. and the small boys swarmed out to the base lines until they were ordered back by the police force, which is always so strongly represented on the grounds Hats and coats were thrown into the air. and the whole crowd went wild. Rossman had re- gained his reputation as a batter and the winning run had been tallied. I4a;,- dy couldn't get the ball past Donovau at shortstop and the side was retireli. shortly.
 McAndrawsswas back in his old good form yesterday, and improved all his chances in good shape. One of them came in the second inning, and the way he got after it did the cranks' hearts good Pat O'Connor batted the ball, and 1t fell about fifty feet back of the ground usually covered by shortstop. Batch ran in from left field, and it was really bis ball, but the zebra-sleeyed shortstop, anxious to regain his reputa- tion and to make himself solid with the fans. ran back and hooked it. Kid Mccormick showed great head work yesterday, and good example is the brilliant work in the fourth inning. Batch had reached first on hit, and Slater had sacri1ed and let him to sec ond. Mccormick then made a pretty though not long hit, and Batch took third. Mac" tried to steal second, but Bowler drove him back This hap pened several times. and finally he did go down. Roger Connor and Battam kept him in box for some time but Batch was watching for an opportunity to get home. Finally, when he saw Mccormick was about to be caught, he did start for the plate. Roger threw the ball home. and this gave McCor- mick chance to get second. and before Joe could get it to Fischman. Batch was back on the bag safely. The Con- nerites certainly played good ball yes terday. They played without error, and though they could not do anything with Wade's pitching they batted as we'll as most teams would have done. Roger himself was a tower of strength on the initial bag. but he did not get in his usual hit yesterday. It would have been feather in Springfield's cap to nave beaten Holyoke. and the Ponies tried hard to do this. but they were up