Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-21
THE DIAM OND
THE PRODIGALS
 AGAIN WINNERS
New London Had Us Tied Until the Seventh When We Broke
 the Fastenings.

Samuel Kennedy, esquire, and his sturdy ball tossers from New London
 were smiling broad smiles of glee
 yesterday afternoon for six long in-
 nings. They had managed to get one runner over the plate up to that time
 while the Prodigals had done noth- ing. Warren Mclaughlin was twirl- ing speedy baseball and he seemed
 to have the alley of the Prodigals all right. No wonder smiles chased each other Tn rapid succession over Sam's countenance. But suddenly there was change and the brightness which had dazzled Sam's eyes was changed to darkness, impenetrable darkness. It all happened in the seventh and so sudden did the happening take
 place that the fans scarcely realized themselves that the game was won. Little Jimmy Walsh was up first in the seventh inning and he dropped ball a few feet away from the plate. He dashed for first like thorough bred racer and was safe before Mo Loughlin could deliver the ball. Cooney Rice then drove him around
 to third on single past shortstop. Rogers hit down to O'Rourke at short and the ball should have been held by Kennedy when he got it, but Sam dropped it. Jimmy Walsh saw the drop and dashed for the plate with the tying run. Rising, who had been
 brought in from left field to cover second base because of an injury to one of the New Londons, which will
 be spoken of later, had backed up Kennedy on the throw. He picked up the dropped ball and hurled it to Keane who was catching. The ball went over Keane's head and Walsh
 was safe, while Rice was on third
 and Rogers was on second. McAn-
 drews then rapped out long fly to center and when it was caught, quick
 as flash Rice dashed for the plate and got it by inches with our second
 run. McCabe hammered one to the
 fence for two bases and Rogers was
 in with our third and last run, for
 the next two men were retired.
 New London scored her only run
 in the fourth after one was out. O'Rourke hit out safe one, took second on fielder's choice and came
 home on Kennedy's good crack to right. There were some features con- nected with the game, too. O'Hagan
 was robbed, in highwayman fashion, of hit by startling one-hand ston of Keane's in the fourth inning, when
 he picked up the hit back of second
 base and retired O'Hagan at first. In
 the second inning New London was prevented from scoring by fast
 double play. o'Rourke had reached
 first on Jimmy Walsh's error and
 Rankin had banged out pretty sin gle. Kennedy sacrificed both a base and then Connolly drove one to cen
 ter which went like the wind. It
 looked good for two at least, but Me-
 Cabe was in the way, and mailing
 the ball on the run, he fired it to second, doubling up Rankin. The game was we'll played throughout. our two errors made by little Jimmy not being costly while those of New
 London were the reverse. There was a big change in the lineup of the
 New Londons after the fifth inning. Connolly had stopped one of Mo Loughlin's twisters with the top of his finger in the fifth and while he finished out the inning he was forced
 to retire after 1t was over. Keane
 went behind the bat, Rising took Keane's place at second, Rankin went to the left garden and Long played
 right field.i This helped the Prodigals
 in a measure to win the game. The