Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-22
THE DIAM ON D
SLUG THE BALL
 DID THEY ALL
In a Smashing Contest the Prodi- gals Whipped New Haven
 Results of All Games.

Eddie Farley almost lost the game for us yesterday, after this same pop ular twirler had helped to win it, backed up by the clouting of the team behind him. This all happened in the eighth inning and it proved the un- doing of Farley and his retirement from the game. As the seventh in- ming progressed it was noticed that Farley was growing perceptably weaker. The willingness and the de- termination were there, but the strength was lacking That great arm of his has not yet recovered It's form CT stability and the strain of the sew en innings began to tell. The curves were there and the good head was working with clock like precision and 1t was this same head, coached by the heady catcher Thackara, that finally struck out the last man up and re tired the side. A sigh of satisfaction and relief went up when this happen- cd and then began the effort of the management to make Farley stay on the bench and let some one else take his place in the box. Persuasions were useless for Eddie insisted that he was all right and would be able to finish the game. He knew that if someone else took his place and con- tinued the good work he had started he still would be given the credit of the victory. yet he would not stay from that box. Of course the man. agement could have made him stay out but he insisted so strongly that he was finally allowed to go back.
 When that eighth inning began the old lndomitable spirit was there, but the rest between innings had not done the work for the first man to face was Frank Fitzpatrick and he ham, mered out safe one for two sacks. The next two men were given free passes and the bases were full. Then Bill Hayward slammed one against the fence and the three basemen trot- ted home and here Farley was asked to retire and he did SO. realizing then that he had made a mistake to go In. Bill Rogers took his place and while he walked the first man and allowed one two-base hit. the side was retired with only one more run being scored. It was the only scoring done after that too, for Rogers showed the stamina of which he is made by re- tIrlng the three best batters on the New Haven team In the ninth inning. on two flies to the outfield and assist ing himself in the snappiest play that has been seen on the grounds this summer. The three men to face Rogers were Fitzpatrick. Hannifan and Frank Burke. The first went out to left field. Hannifan then smashed hot one toward right garden. It was burning the grass and sand as 1t sped toward Harry O'TIagan. hut he reach cd down that glovel hand and closed on 1t like wise. Rogers in the mean- time wns having footrace with Han- ' Dlfin for that first bag. He reached If second before the New Havener md tho ball. tossed by O'Hagnn after his beautiful stop. struck his hand at the same time It was play that called for the widest enthusiasm and for a moment closed the traps of a few knockers who continually hurl abuse at the Prodigals' captain. Burke was then expected to knock out one of his home runs and save the day. but the fly he did knock was talk en care of by Nichols In right garden and the game was over.
 The Prodigals' first scoring was done in the first inning when Eddie Swander slammed out n three sacker and Nichols drove him home with a two bagger. One more came in the fourth on two slammer by Swanler and an out to the outfield. Tn the fifth we had finn with Phil Corcoran for ten men faced him before the side was retired and six hits and six runs was the result. Our last came in the seventh on three sacker by Mccabe and single by Nichols. New Haven began scoring in the first when a single by Wade. sacrifice. q triple by Burke and single by Haywari netted two runs. Another came their way in the fourth on another triple by Burke and an ont to the out field. That was all until the eighth Inning as told of above. The score.
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