Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-03
THE DIAMOND.
Great Battles in the City ANA
teur League Saturday

washington Hills and North Ends Bit
ter Rivals-The Hills Pound Out a
Victory in the Eighth Inning-Merri-
macs Defeat the Pastimes in Anoth-
er Brilliant Game-Results of Games
in Other Leagues.
Only two City league games were
Mayed last Saturday, and they
were indeed games. From the
start to the finish enthusi-
asm and excitement reigned, and
the people were treated to two Of the
finest contests Of the season. Both
games were bitterly contested and the
scores show that the victors had to
fight to the very last inning for the
game.
A very large crowd turned out to
witness the games and to show their
appreciation the players exerted every
effort to make a good showing.
Up to Saturday there hadn't been
played a really good and close game,
all being very one-sided affairs. But
Saturday every. player went into the
game determined to win and the result
was that the crowd witnessed two
games that were just like and must
have reminded many of the great
games that used TO be seen when Sun
day ball was played in the different
parts Of the city the last two or three
years
The first game started at 2;30 be-
tween the two tail-enders, the Pastimes
and the Merrimacs. Neither had won
q game this season and both were nat
Hrally anxious for a victory.
The game started off with the Merri-
macs at the bat. They We're quickly
retired. Asheraft doing very fine work
for the Pastimes. The Pastimes were
as quickly retired. In their second try
at the bat the Merrimacs lit on the
Pastime's pitcher for number of hits
and scored four runs. John Slavin dis
finguished himself in this inning by
knocking out a corking two-bagger
with three men on bases. No more
runs were made by either team until
the fifth, when the Pastimes punched
their hits and secured three runs. In
the seventh they banged Phelan's de-
livery for two more runs and passed the
Merrimacs. The score stood at this
period Of the game 5 to 4 in favor of
the West Enders. The excitement by
this time was intense. The Merrimacs'
followers were beginning to get anx-
ious and the Pastimes more confident.
The Merrimacs came to the bat and
their sympathizers called upon them to
do something. Phelan was the first
halter and he reached first on a hit
Kenny followed and was retired. Ed
Hayes was next batter and advanced
Phelan to third by pretty hit. Hayes
r%n1A AmaI Il. y r1s Nh.
was the Merrimacs' chance to win the
game and the East Enders called upon
Tom Byrnes, who was at the bat, for
hit Tom had'atwo strikes on him
when he drove out slashing two-bag-
ger over the railroad track and scored
the two men on bases. This ended the
scoring. as the next man struck out.
The Pastimes made a hard effort to
score the next two times at bat and
came very near doing it, to. Kelly was
on second with one man out when his
nanesake. who plays second base,
banged out very long fly to right field
which Ed Hayes neatly caught after a
long run. Joe Kelly in his anxiety to
reach third failed to hold second and
started for third before the fly was
caught by Hayes, who threw to second
and made a double play. It was pref
ty close decision, but the umpire called
him out, declaring that Kelly started
FOR third before the ball was caught.
The Pastln1es had another chance in
the last Of the ninth, but Phelan was
good and steady and held them down
without a hit. It was a very dissatis-
flying finish, as the Pastimes claimed
that they had six runs and that the
score was a tie. The Merrimacs'
scorer claimed that the Pastimes had
only five runs, while the West End
scorer declared that they had six. The
argument while it lasted was very hot
and it ended by the umpire declaring
the game ended and consequently
claiming that the right score was 6 to 5
In favor of the Merrimacs. Ashcroft
pitched a good game and was very
steady. Phelan pitched a much better
game than the last time he twirled. He
had speed to burn. McNellis caught
for the Merrimacs and showed great
Improvement in throwing to bases.
Both those teams are composed of
hustling. aggressive young players and
ought to make the leaders hustle, and
they will if they put up the game that
both teams played Saturday. The
score:
Merrimacs ..... o o 4 o o 0 0 2 0--6
Pastimes ...... o 0 O 2 0 o 0--5
BatterieS-Phelan and McNellis;
Ashcroft and Spellman.
The second game was a contest be-
tween the two leaders, the Washington
Hills and the North Ends. McGinnis
was in the box for the Hills and Bates,
the crack twirler Of the Amateur
league, twirled for the North Ends. The
Washington Hills were first up and
Bates retired them in one,two. three
order. striking out the first two men.
The North Ends did nothing in their
turn. Both teams were playing excel
lent ball and no scoring was done until
the middle part of the game. when the
North Ends by few good hits, aided
by poor judgment on the part of the
Hill fielders. made four runs. In their
half of the same inning the Washing
ton Hills secured two runs. through an
error made by "BiII'' ThomnsoIl There