Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-09
THE DIAMOND
UMPIRE AND ERRORS DEFEAT
 THE PR0DIGALs.
The Eighth Inning Saw a Skyward
 Ascension of the Locals- v Baseball Notes.

By couple of very bum errors in the eighth inning and the rank de- cision of Umpire Woodford of Hart ford in the first inning, the Prodigals were forced to swallow another de- feat yesterday afternoon on their own camping grounds. Never did an um- pire get such a roasting all through . game as did this same Woodford yesterday, and 1t was all caused by that inexcusable decision at the home plate when Thackera nailed Fallon by at least two feet and held him there. At once the umpire was made the butt of ridicule by the fans from all parts of the grounds, and de- cisions on balls and strikes, which might otherwise have gone without murmur, were received with jeers and laughter John Henry was bad and knew 1t, for he handed in his resignation. Woodford should be guided accordingly, for he certainly does not understand the rules of um- piring and 1t is more than difficult for him to tell whether pitcher sends drop ball or an out or in curve. But that one fierce decision at the home plate in the very first in- ming was the worst that has been seen on the grounds this season and it Is to be hoped there will be no repetition.
 But still we were not hitting the III. and while we mieht have 'pti lied out victory under favorable circum- stances. Hartford was hammering the sphere just at the right time and in the right directions. Hartford start ed of the battering in the first in- ming when Gastmeyer hammered out . safe two sacker. Fallon was given a free pass and Luyster sacrificed. ad- yancing both men. Moves slammed out single and Gastmeyer crossed the plate. Fallon kept on running and tried to do likewise, but was nailed by Thackera before he came near the home plate. but Umpire Woodford said safe and the fans be- came ugly. Hartford scored once more in the sixth on two singles by Fallon and Luyster and double by Kritchell. Tn the eighth is where the damage was done. The Prodigals had tuc icdu bs tnc ctOic Ol V tO WhCn that inning opened. Fallon and Luyster both singled again in the opening of this inning. Moves then popped up an easy one to Baker and that worthy let 1t drop through his fingers. Conroy then smashed out a safe one to left and Fallon dashed over the plate with the tying run. while Swander let the ball roll be- tween his legs and Luyster brought in what proved to be the tying run.
 Harry o'Hagan was the star of the Waterbury team. McCabe made the first run of the game in the first in- ming when on a force hit and an ou. to first he crossed the plate on Nich- ols's safe bingo. o'Hagan was the first man up in the second inning and he surprised the fans and made Pitcher Luyster weary by banging a speedy one over the left field fence for homer. He didn't stop there. either, for in the fourth inning he smashed a three bagger to the fence and came home with his second run on wagner's safe drive. Nor was he yet satisfied for in the seventh inning he hit out a two sacker and brought in the third run for his team on .Wagner's safe drive once more. The Prodigals had chance in the eighth