Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-04
CITY OFFICIALS WON
Defeated Bridgeport and Had a Royal
 Old Time.

CTS of Waterbury are better pail play CTS than the city officials of Bridge port, and they proved 1t Saturday at Newfield park by the score of II to 10. Not a very heavy margin, to be sur tit was the majority of twen-
 one runs. and the game went to the delegation that got the most votes. 1t was not bad game to look at from sporting standpoint, fact that confirms the old notion that city fathers having sporting blood in their veins There was good crowd Of spectators present, and it goes with out the saying that the crowd was representative" The Wheeler & Wilson band was at one corner of the grand stand, and 1t is hoped that they will,be with the gang when they go to Waterbury next month. Their music helped to tighten the spirits of the defeated.
 The Waterbury players looked as slick as if they came out of a band box. They wore white uniform with the letter B on 1t, borrowed for the occasion from the Brooklyn Athletics. They were really too clean looking to play ball in. Burgess was the only exception. He wore uniform Of some independent team in Waterbury, but 2 with that exception the visitors were in striking contrast to the local city fathers, who wore rigs of every hue and description.
 As to the playing, 1t was good and "rocky" in spots. The visitors won because they hit the ball oftener and harder, as the score shows. They got a bunch of four hits in the third in- ming. which, with the assistance of two errors and some wild throwing. netted them six runs. That was a big lead to overcome. The visitors had a bad inning in the eighth, and the To- cal city fathers gathered in four runs, but were just one shy of tying the score.
 Dan Shannon was to have umpired the game, but he was sent to Hart ford to oficiate at state league game, so William Lallier of Water bury and Yellow" White of this city were pressed into service They alter hated and did honest work.
 Waterbury depended good deal on Burgess. but he made some bad misplays. and the visiting guests said that the fault must be in the smooth grounds at Newfield park. for 1t was SO different from the ball grounds In Waterbury. The visitors outfield was stronger than the locals. and in all they played a more uniform game. If 1t was not for the brilliant dashes of the locals the score on their side would be far lower than it was.
 After the game. the city fathers and their guests assembled on the diamond. and after the ball players had donned "civilized dress" the en- tire party of about 200 marched to Steeplechase Island. The distance was a short one, and the procession to the ferry at the foot of Seaview avenue was preceded by the Wheeler & Will son band. Just as the crowd got on the ferry it began to rain, and there swas a darkening of the skies When the ferry touched the dock at Steeple- chase Island there was a scramble for the biz pavilion. As soon as the party got under the big pavilion the rain came down good and hard.
 There WAS ample preparation Tor the big party in the large dining room. Colonel Matt Rogers got ahead of Fred Mullins and escorted the la- dies from Waterbury to the private rooms adjoining the big dining hall, where they could hear everything without being seen The banquet be- Kan by a selection from quartet from Waterbury. who had the right swing to their songs. and who made an immediate hit The score.
 Waterhurr r.0os105o o-1I Bridgeport --.-l1 1122eOot .le
 sunusrv-Tvo-base hits. Burgess. Larlor. Frenev. Stolen bases. Law Tor. stoddarsi. Carter. Lush Left ou haxes. Bridgeport 1f. Waterbury [. Ffrtt hsse on bsrls.. of ! Lawior I. o6 Wallace 2. Hit by pitched ball. Dnraean- struck oz4. 5y Lawlor 2, VaII6cs 2. Bnckinghan 2. Iins S.ls-