Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-07
THE SPORTING NEWS.
BASEBALL FANS STALLED.
Trolley Schedule Knocked Out on
 East Main Street Yesterday.

| VI oil lic CHOlCe cpllucCS IuTOWu at the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company those hurled by the persons who were on their way
 to the ball grounds on the cars that left the center at 3:30 yesterday were
 the worst ever. The fellows certain " had occasion to make a holler,
 TOT when 1t comes to waiting forty
 minutes on switch, patience ceases to be virtue. And there were oth- CTS besides those stalled on the switch
 near Wolcott street who knocked the company and everyone connected
 with it. No cars during this time
 were leaving the center for the Ches-
 hire division and there were a
 couple of cars waiting out at Por-
 ter's for the cars which were sta-
 toned on the switch near Wolcott
 street to come along.
 All the trouble was caused by the
 failure of the block system which seems to, be more of a nuisance, at
 times, than anything else. At 3:30 car for the ball grounds left the center and Cheshire car followed It. When they reached the switch near the Sacred Heart church the block would not work.
 The cars were held 4.ere and in a few minutes the East Main street car came along, making three cars on which there were about seventy-five people, held up. After wait of about fifteen minutes the passengers became somewhat anxious and hol- Tered to let her go. Meantime, couple, of fellows came in East Main street and stated that there were two cars out on the Porter switch wait ing for the cars on the East Main street switch to come along. But the cars did not start, and the pas sengers by this time were disgusted. Finally after wait of almost forty minutes the cars on the East Main street switch were just about to be started when they saw those which had been stationed on the switch near Porter's coming their way. The fans going to the game got there in time to see the last half. It will be a blessing when that double track is laid if 1t will abolish such a bungle eaS "uo yCStcIudy.
 Will Naugatuck do the same trick to Waterbury that Manchester did to Hartford yesterday? The odds look that way, unless some miraculous ginger hits the locals before they get ! to the borough. 1
 Ernie Lindeman, who formerly | pitched for Waterbury, was on the | firing line for Manchester yesterday | when Hartford was downed. Ernie has not forgotten his old tricks by any means. as the Hartford sluggers 'ound out.
 Cy Miller has been paid off by Manager O'Neil and given his free 1om for the time being. An attempt VIII probably be made before next season to get the Miller tangle strengthened out so that Cy will be eligible as Pony next year.
 What a senseless kick that was of )Hagan's yesterday. Hoffman did lot interfere with the ball and 1t vent so fast that Jimmy N alsh hard had time to notice 1t before 1t was y him. Yet while our side was licking foolishly. the Holyokes were coring runs.
 Yesterdays game in New Haven 'as benefit affair, the receipts go- ng to the players. The share of the pringfleld men amounted to $17O. 'hile New Haven players fared bet er as they had sold many tickets hat were not used and had some hing from the grandstand receipts, DO.