Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-17
SLAUGHTER OF
 THE WHALERS
Humbled in the Dust Were Sam Kennedy and His Men -
 About Othet Games.


 position yesterday, when he faced the Whalers under Sam ''Slapper'' Ken nedy, and he put so many holes through the craft of that New London bunch, that they were forced to cry for quarter and hoist the white flag. It was one of those days when the big, good natured and well liked pitcher, was proud of himself pride i'll which the four or five hundred spec tators present shared with equal warmth. Cyrus had come back to his own for sure and that strong right arm never sent over more puzzling curves, nor never exhibited greater strength than it did yesterday. It was a sort of a resurrection from the cem- etery of defunct ball players, for Cyl rus had been relegated to the rear as "hasbeen." It was a source of much qualification to the big fellow, for he demonstrated very clearly that he still has the secret of the pitchers art tucked away under his big form, and is only too willing to reveal that se- cret when he has congenial comrades. And were his team mates con genial, they were more than that. They were loyal supporters of the standard erected by the big chap and they ral- lied around it in perfect accord and with such vehemence that the New II iya fusion and cried for quarter before the victory was half accomplished. No team in this league could beat the game put up by the Prodigals yester- day. Every man was on his job and every man finished that job in apple pie order, There was no shirking nor sulking, and each vied with the other to make the game clean, wholesome and emphatic in its result. It was q game such as the writer knew right along the Prodigals could put up, if they set themselves out to do it, and again we venture the statement, that no team in this league has any li- cense to take the pennant away from the Prodigals.
 What swatting bee that was? Warren Mclaughlin, the star twirler of the Whalers from the New London village, was pitted against ,ns,,rI Will just take this third game of the three" said sam Kennedy to himself, and show the Waterbury bunch how easy it is to do it." We have snap fel- lows" said the scrappy Sam, as he saw Cy Voorhees, warming up before the battle We have an easy mark in the big fellow and we will drive him to the woods for certain today" Cyrus simply smiled that happy smile of his and entered the arena. prepared to pierce the armor of the Kennedyites and pierce it he did in every conceiv- able point. In only one inning did the Whalers do any damage and that only netted them one run. This happened in. the fourth inning when New Lon don scored her only run of the game. The finish of this inning was where Voorhees, distinguished himself. and where the fans. with one accord. tried to make the big fellow doff his cap to the plaudits he received. Finn the first man up in this inning smashed out a single. Rising sacrificed him to second, O'Rourke advanced him an- other base on a single and Rankin drove him home with another safe swat. Then with two on bases and but one out it looked as though the big fellow might be getting ready for an ascension. Unlimbering the muscles of that big arm he first sent Sam Kennedy to the bench after flaming three times. Refrange the next man up fell another victim In the same man ner and then the crowd woke up to the fact that there was still some mighty good worth in that arm of Voorhees, yet. In no other inning did the New Londons have the ghost of a chance to score.
 But what were the Prodigals doing in the meantime? They were simply the lot. for all kinds Of hits. In the very first inning McAndrews was giy- ell a free pass and then McCabe and Swander were easy outs. Nichols was there with his stick however and his smash drove McAndrews over the plate. The old man purloined the sec ond bag and then Captain O'Hagan rapped out two sacker and Nichols romped home The next man was re- tired. While the Prodigals nit in the next two innings no scoring was done. In the fourth however We did some work. Nichols started of with three sacker clear to the fence. O'Hagan did the same to third. Hughes was cu, from pitcher to first. when Cooney Rice. who had hit safely in the in. ming previous. smashed ont another safe one and sent O'Hsgan home. voorhees then hit one down 10 second and little Walsh was nailed at the plate as he tried to reach home. Here was shown some of Captain 0'Ha- gan's headwOrk. Rice had got thirl on the nut out of Walsh ani on the frs< bsll pitched to McAnirews. O'Haran ordered yborfees to start for second. The big fellow obeyeSi orders to the letter He started down and then turned hack and drsw the throw from Catcher Refrange- Like a shot Rice shot for the home plate. while voorhees dodzed hack aud forsh on fhe hase line between the cross fire of the New 1londoners Tken see ing that Rice had crossed tfre plate. the hiS fellow stood In his fracks an-l allowed himself to fe put out. but the squeeze play hsd hesn vorked to per lection. for while ffley were trying to get Voorhees out Rice had scorri
 Three more came our way in the
 fifth on singles hy MeCabe- Njchois. wsIsh anf Hughes anf a dcutIe hy O-Harsn and errors hy NcLo1<hlin and Rising We toDk three n7re n the serenfh ou srrorx uf the irsfid q si1- sIe by Hu<bes and . dputse sT Rscs.