Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-10
GLORIOUS WAS
 THIS FINISH
The Prodigals Win the First and in a corking Finish Tied New
 London in Second.


 tween the Prodigals and the Whalers, which ended in one victory for the locals and tie score for the second game. Two long drawn-out contests were they also, for 1t was twenty minutes to z o'clock when Umpire Eddie Curley called the combating hosts of the field with both sides scoring equal points in the final en- counter. Our first victory was clean cut. deserved and well earned, while our tying of the score in the second, when victory had slipped away from us almost, was most sensationa ending to an afternoon of exciting baseball. Never did more disheart- ened or disappointed bunch of ball players quit the local field than did Sam Kennedy and his tribe. Beaten to pulp in the first game and rob bed of victory in the second just when everyone had conceded 1t, 1t was no wonder that they were broken in spirit as they issued from the gates. Burglars" cried Sam Ken nedy as he saw his last hope for vic- tory vanish, when his own second baseman opened the combination of the safe which contained the runs in that fatal eighth inning for the Whalers. "Clever boys" said Cap tain Harry O'Hagan, as he saw the youngsters on his team accomplish what the older chaps had failed to do. Great work! Hurrah for old Pop Nichols, who started the fire works! Hurrah for his two grand children, Johnny Hughes and Cooney Rice (with apologies to Pop and the children), who smashed the leather so hard that the stitches were heard to crack as the ball hit center field fence. Hurrah for everybody" yelled the crowd as they came out of the depths of sorrow and gloom into the limelight of joy and ecstasy. It was a nurrah day for the Waterbury fans without any mistake and the specta- tor who did not enthuse yesterday unless he were from the whaling town, has something the matter witf his interior anatomy and should con- suit specialist.
 The first game brought to the front again Eddie Farley. who has been on the hospital list since that fatal rainy ylafternoon-in New HayennMhan heavy and wet ball put his pitching arm out of commission. A spontan- eous and generous round of applause greeted the lad as he stepped to the rubber and what twirling he did do! It was not with the same speed, but the curves were there and the head was back of them, with all its cum ming. One hit in the first, another in the third, one more in the fourth and another in the fifth, all single and without any result, showed how Farley worked and what fast and clean support he was getting from Thackara who was receiving his shoots and the fielders behind him. In the sixth, however, he weakened and It was all owing to an incident that happened in the third inning. No scoring had been done up to this inning on either side. It was Far ley's first time at bat and he straight ened out one of McLaughlin's curves and when the ball stopped speeding Farley was near third and was still running. The ball was hurled to the third corner and a tumble re- suited and on for the home plate kept the pitcher. He was seen to falter as he neared the plate, but he got there safely and the crowd cheered in unison. It was a struggle then for hs,,, t., sxat haolr bic pfnd for ba h. I been long out of practice. His ef- forts in the fourth and fifth, while crowned with success, were notice ably causing him trouble and he was forced to ask for relief in the sixth when he could no longer retain his strength. In that sixth inning with two singles and a double New Lon- don had scored twice, but when Far ley quit the box the Prodigals were leading by the score of to 2. for we had scored four times in fifth on sin gles by Jack Walsh, Nichols and o'Hagan and errors by Page and Me Laughlin.
 Bill Rogers, Lefty" Bill. took Farley's place. Bill had all the goods with him. too. for in only one in- ming was he hit hard. the eighth. when two singles netted the Whal- CTS one run. He had the whalers tied to a tree and kept them there for the three innings that he otficiat- ed. There were other features. too, in this game. In the very first in- ming Eddie Swander captured a hot one from .he bat Of Mickey Finn which made the fans sit up and thini as we'll as cheer. In the ninth Cur tiss hammered a s,zzler down the third base line. Jimmy Walsh turn cd and dashed for 1t. sticking out the El0ved hand just as the ball was going by him. he ate it up. turned quickly and like a fash had nailed Curtiss at the bag. "You're a high way robber." yelled Curtiss, "and ought to be in jail." but the crowd tore of a few more exultations.
 One sad feature was the injury to Catcher Page of the visiting team. ft happened in the eighth inning. A foul tip from Rogers bat struck him on the right hand and instantly a look of agony came over the eateher's face. It was seen at once that the player was badly injured and after two or three of his comrades had tried to straighten out the injury. Dr Hayes was called and on exsmi- nation it vas fourd that the bone which runs from the little finger to the wrist vas broken and this put Page cit of commission and ma