Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-13
THE DIAMOND
BAD PLAYING OF
 TWO PRODICALS
Lost the Game to New Haven Yesterday Games in Every
 League.

about the loss Of that ball game yes terday, for it should be stated posi- lively and with emphasis that the bum playing of Messrs Baker on third
 and Rice on second was the cause of it all. The exhibition put up by these two Prodigals would make school boy go out in the back lots and kick
 himself, if he were guilty of the work
 performed by Messrs Baker and Rice. Eddie Farley was doing the twirl- ing and it is no wonder that he be- came disheartened when he saw the support that was given him. Baker seemed to be lost in his bearings and Rice simply fell all over himself try ing to stop few grounders. At the
 bat too, when hit from either one of those chaps would have saved the
 day. they were sadly lacking. True
 some of the others were not doing any
 remarkable stunts in hitting but this
 was not so noticeable for the errors
 of Baker and Rice had brought them
 before the lime-light pretty strongly
 and as their misfortune would have it
 they were called on to bat just when
 a hit was really needed.
 There was no scoring by either side
 until the third inning and up to that
 time both teams were fielding rapid
 ly and safely. In our half of the third
 we started the fireworks. Rice had died from short to first when Farley
 smashed out a safe one to right. Me
 Andrews followed him with another and McCabe filled the basses on Han nifan's error at short. Swander knock ed out long fly to right on which
 Farley scored our first run. Old re- liable Arthur Nichols then met one good and hard and before it was re- covered two more runners had scamp cred over the plate. That looked big for us. but the gloom was yet to de- scend on .the field. {:
 in the fourth Rice booted FitZpat- rick's easy grounder and then by ad- terbury boy came across the plate on Haywood's hit. with the first run for New Haven. Tn the fifth the agony was made more intense. Eddie Farley gave Sherwood his base on balls, then Jope and Nolte were allowed to rest nicely on the corners because McCabc was wondering if elephants eat peanuts. or drank soup with spoon. Farley struck out the next man and Rice caught Fitzpatrick's pop fly. Hanni- .fan~sthen smashed ont a single and over the plate scampered Sherwood. Then Pitcher Farley put himself into the hole dug by McCabe and allowed another free pass which sent run ner home and the score was tied. The next man died in left field.
 Tn the seventh we had our troubles again. Rice once more booted the hall knocked to him this time by Cornell. Fitzpatrick sacrificed him to second. Farley becoming discouraged at the work Of his infield. of some of them. let up on his twirling and Hannifan drove out two sacker scoring Con nell. Burke followed his example with another two bagger and Hannifan came home. The next two men died in tho outfield. We had chance in the seventh. hut couldn't improve if. Thackara was called out on strikes. on very bum decision of Umpire Malone. Baker redeemed himself part ly by making hit. He stole second and took third on an out from short to first Farley brought him home with his second hit of the game. hut Far Icy died while trying to steal second In the ninth New Haven scored again on two singles and a sacrifice We made an effort to do something in the last half of the ninth and started off well indeed. Nichols and n'Hacan smashed out singles. Nichols came ov- CT the plate on Bakers easy one to short. which hit retired o'Haran on his way to third. Baker tried to steal second hut died with the loss of tho game The score: