The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-16

place, and gave Kelliher his base on
balls. Reynolds was out on foul fly,
retiring the side. In the fourth and
seventh innings the Staffords found
Turkey for two safe hits in each in
ming, but we're prevented from scor-
ing. McClelland, in the seventh,
was called out on an attempt to reach
home, on a very close decision, which
looked to many on the field as safe.
In the ninth inning, with the score
six to six, the Staffords decided to
clinch the game. Miller and McClel-
land started in with hits, Hurley
struck out, Gebhardt got q safe hit,
Francis was out on foul fly and Cobb
made safe hit. Smith was out on a
fly caught by Peloquin and the side
was retired, Stafford having three
more runs. With the exception of
the seventh, the fourth inning was
the only one in which Monson came
anywhere near scoring. The seventh
inning was Monson's only ray of
was very bright one for few min
utes, and they thought they had
found Miller for sure. Cartmill
started with a base hit and was fol-
lowed by Mclean, who hit for sac
rifice. Miller picked the ball up and
sent it toward first, but it struck Nc
Lean on the back and bounded way
over Francis head. Cartmill in the
Before the game started a rule was
agreed to by both captains that only
one base would be allowed on a wild
throw. The Staffords entered strong
protest, but the run was allowed.
Leary, Emerson, Peloquin and Fur
key each followed by hitting the ball.
Most all of them went just over the
third baseman or short-stop's head,
but if Kelliher had not been disabled
with lame knee ho would have been
able to have spoiled at least two of
them. The Monson crowd nearly
went wild as the runs came in, and
soon tied the Stafford score of six
runs. Miller, who had been holding
up, then got in his work and the fun
for Monson was ended. The tall
grass in the outfeld helped to make
some of the base hits. In the fourth
inning Captain Smith made a very
clever play. With two men out,
Cartmill and Mclean had both made
base hits, and Leary followed by
sending slow one towards first base.
Smith captured it near the base, but
was unable to cut the runner off at
first In the meantime Mclean had
nearly reached third and Cartmill had
started for home. Smith, still hold
ing the ball, ran across the diamond,
at the same time keeping Mclean
from going back to second and Cart
mill from running home until he
reached the base line, and Cartmill
was caught out on the home plate.
The work of the umpire was unsatis-
factory. It was not thought that he
intended to favor either side, but es-
pecially on balls and strikes both sides
suffered Each team has now won
three games this year, but it is. not
expected that any more games will be
played. The feeling over the con-
tests has reached such state that it
would be better to leave the games
as they now stand. The antics of
Officer Mccarthy and his treatment of
the Stafford management was not of
the most pleasing manner to the fol-
lowers of the Stafford team during a
protest of q decision of the umpire in
the eighth inning. There was only
one man out, and with a man on
first Reynolds dropped the third strike
on the man at bat and did not attempt
to throw the ball to first, as accord
ing to the rules the batter was out.
The batter kept on to first, and the
umpire said safe. A discussion fol-
lowed and Manager Hall went on to
the field Officer MCCARTHY, in his
self important manner, Immediately
escorted him off. The messenger of
the Stafford team was sent from the
Stafford bench to the umpire with the
baseball book opened at the right
rule, which the umpire had not then
been. able to find. Officer Mccarthy
did not intend to let any opportunity
go by to show his authority, and the
way he ran after the messenger and
escorted him off the field, especially
after his treatment of Manager Hall,
was not.very pleasing to the visitors
from Stafford, and only through the
efforts of several cool heads was a row
averted. The protest was allowed
and the batter was called out. Over
200 went up on the special train from
here, besides many going in teams
Emerson, the first baseman for Mon
son, not having put-out to his cred