Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-22
CITY OFFICIALS WALL0PED
Bridgeport Had Trick Up Her Sleeve
 and the Sleeve Was Cut Away.

If the Waterbury officials thought the city officials of Bridgeport were sleeping and that they could ring in lot of creative office holders as ball players, they were sadly disappoint- ed yesterday when the visitors an- nounced their lineup on the way from the depot. Stories had been waited over the wireless to Bridge port that the local management had secured the services of several well known ball tossers to assist them in humiliating the Bridgeport bunch, and at once the wise fathers ill Bridgeport got busy. New offices were at once created down Bridge port way and new officials with un- named salaries were appointed to fill those offices. This was not case Iof the man seeking the office, but the office seeking the man. It was not every man that was wanted either, and 1t was not every man that was assigned to the duties of those offices. This can be seen when you read the name of Tom Ives, and we believe the name should be Ivers, years ago one of Jim ORourke's S pets. Then there was Lush, brother of the well known Billy, and himself Ia coach and a corking good ball player. Others were Carter Dargan and Bennedetti, names synonymous of base ball ability. Oh, no, the Bridgeports were not caught nap ping a little bit, and the result proved it.
 We ourselves had a Burgess, a Thompson, Henebry and a Wallace a quartet of good ones, but even that could not save us from defeat, and such defeat. Not one little run to tack in to our score, and the nearest we came to 1t was when Bill Thomp- son drove hot one that looked for a couple at least, but it was eaten up, x and ro there. we died. Jim lO'Rourke ought to sign Pitcher Buck ingham. for he certainly had whole trunkful of the real goods yesterday, and how he did fool the Waterburys. It was simply joke for him to send them over the plate and see the To. calls die easy. The air was famed and the breezes were banged and when the ball was really hit it fell into the hands of the enemy As sistant Clerk Jimmy Lawlor essayed to do the twirling for the locals and when he was not trying to hammer holes in the screen in front of the grand stand he was watching his curves hammered to all parts of the garden. It was awful, it was fright full, and it was defeat with venge ance.
 At the conclusion of the game the locals never entertained one i'll feel ing for they escorted the guests to Lakewood, where they gave them the time of their lives for several hours. City Sheriff Matthew J. Smith had prepared menu card with the face of watch for an emblem. with the hands pointing to II and 10, the score of the last game, when the locals won. Two hundred people sat down to the delicious banquet.
 sAldsrman iLarkin acted as toast. mister and aftersfhe Hbanquetns fi7ef called upon Mayor Reynolds. Mayor Thoms. City Clerk Buckingham and City Clerk Sandland for speeches.
 The banquet was over shortly after o'clock and the rest of the evening was spent about the park. The Bridgeport party left the park at 9 o'clock and returned home via New Haven. Among those who accom- panied the Bridgeport team were: Mayor Reynolds, Fairfield County Sheriff Hawley. Sheriff Gill, Probate Judge Nobbs, Town Clerk Booth, As sistant Town Clerk Lockwood. Tax Collector Allen, Aldermen Ives, King, Barker. Farwell. ex-Aldermen Banks and Kenney, Lieutenant Redgate,