Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-05
THE DIAMOND
THE PRODIGALS
 ARE HARD HIT
Eddie Farley Snaps a Bone In His Pitching Arm and He May
 Twirl No More.

Bill Peet of the Palladium tells the story of that base ball battle yes- terday as follows:
 At Savin Rock yesterday after noon Harry Durant's league leaders from Waterbury afforded the big show for New Havens base ball lov- ing public, and the Authors were met with whole shower of big juicy lemons, sustaining the worst defeat experienced thus far this season. Score, New Haven 10, Waterbury 0. And such game. Old timers, will have to do considerable thinking to remember a similar picnic.
 At 3:20 o'clock both bleachers were we'll filled with rooters. Omin- ous black clouds in the direction of the White City indicated smart shower. Umpire Tad Quinn called Play. New Haven took the field, and then came the deluge, rain pour ing down on the players in sheets. This fact made no difference, for both teams were eager for a game If 1t had to be played in bathing suits. The Blues fairly itched to mop up the earth with the Authors. Players and spectators argued that sauce for the goose was sauce for the gapder, the rain being just as fair for New Haven as it was for Wa terbury.
 "The field was in a deplorable con- dition, pools and rivulets intersecting the diamond around each base. The outfield was a miniature lake and the f1elders were ankle deep in water. The ball was wet, heavy and soggy, and fearful strain on throw ing arms.
 An unfortunate accident hap pened to Pitcher Eddie Farley of the Waterbury club, for in the fifth in- ming, with Bunyan at bat, he took the customary swing, but before the ball left his hand--snap!---his right arm dropped useless to his side, his face twitching with intense pain. One of the small bones in the wrist was broken. according to the verdict of a physician, and Farley will pitch no more ball this season.
 "The game was walk-over for the Blues--like taking a crutch from a cripple. Rain or no rain, Water bury could not touch Pitcher Phil Corcoran, who handled the soggy ball with beautiful control. And the sup port he received-'Gee, but that New Haven inneld is certainly air tight remarked a rooter from the grand stand. Yes, sir, air tight and water tight, too. New Haven did not show a single error in it's misplay column. Just paste this little item in your summer bonnet. gentle reader, and ponder over it!
 "The fans had a hunch in the opening inning that New Haven would be the three best bets for the day, when one run came home in the face of the binding rain, one good, healthy, earned run at that. Cornell singled cleanly and swipped second. Burke soaked the ball to right and Connell counted. In the second, Sherwood walked, took second on Jope's out and scored on McAn- irews's error of Corcorans grounder for the second chalk mark.
 Five Blue tallies graced the score board in the fourth. They were made on whistling line drives by Jope, Fitzpatrick and Burke, as- sisted by errors on. the part of Rice and Farley. Score. New Haven [. O. In the fifth. Corcoran led of with a single. Cornell and were easy outs on pop lies, but Hannifan, Burke and Hay xarG, came up with bells on, and banged out a pretty hit apiece. bring ng home Corcoran and Hannifan.
 Lefty Bill Rogers then occupied he limelight for the balance of the yame and only allowed two hits, | ,itching first-class ball under ad- ferse conditions. New Haven ouched him up for run in the ,ixth, Sherwood's base on balls, | .ope's sacrifice and McAndrews's ,rror being responsible for the tally. | The score at the close of the sixth | vas 10 to in favor of the Blues. | where 1t remained until the bitter md.
 Waterbury never had look in It any stage of the game, and the | ,uddles around third base did not | larbor a single Prodigal. In the lineth the visitors. after two had I .one, forced Swander as fas as sec md, but O'Hagan's grounder to Han lifan retired the side.
 Figures that do not lie tell the tory" The score: