Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-30
THE DIAMOND
HOLYOKE NEEDS
 PRUNING KNIFE
Tactics of Some of the Players Will Cause Trouble If Persisted in
 Much Longer.

IHe Qulckef Tommy D0Wd takes a hold of the Holy9ke band of ball toss CTS, the better it will be for the game and for the Holyoke team as well. Yesterdays exhibition by the winners of the pennant last year, was disgraceful and if none of the owners of the team was present. they should make an effort to be with that team hereafter and compel them to play baseball and not sulk like so many un- ruly children. There was but mea- ger attendance at the game. the smallest number that has attended since the season opened. It is safe to predict that unless Holyoke im- proves her present conditions that number will be lessened on the next appearance of the team in this city. There is no doubt about it, that if Holyoke had not been punished at the last meeting of the league for forfeit ing game to Waterbury. she would have done the same thing yesterday, for her players were in that mood. Some of the Holyoke players are not to blame for the fiasco but the great majority are. Pitcher voltz should be penalized by his management for the last two innings he did not try to play and the team behind him follow ed his example.
 Holyoke started the first scoring. making one run in the first inning on a single by Hoffman, sacrifice by Kid Mccormack and safe hit by Jack Bagley. The I'rodigals jump ed in front in the second. when after one was out Harry O'Hagan knocked the ball over the left field fence for a homer. Baker followed with safe drive. Thackara got a free pass and Bronkie and Treat followed with singles. the result being three runs. Holyoke tied the score in the fourth on safe hit by Bagley. bad error by Bronkie in right field. who drop ped Larkins long fly and two bag ger by Lawrence who drove both of the men on bases home. In the fifth the Prodigals again took the lead and kept it. Bronkie got his base on balls and McCabe drove him in ahead of him with line drive over the right field fence. One more came our way in the sixth on safe hits by Wagner and O'Hagan and an error of Hoff- man in center garden.
 Tn the seventh was where the trou- ble started which put one of the Holyoke players out of the running. Noltz drove one out to McCabe in center who pulled 1t down. Hoffman hit long fly out right field way which Bronkie sprinted for. He caught the ball. but fell as he did so. Hoff- man took second, but the umpire call cd him out. Hoffman claimed that Bronkie had dropped the ball and picked It up again before he arose to his feet. The umpire decided differ ently and Hoffman came in from the field bubbling over with anger. Kid Mccormack retired the side by flying out to center. As the Holyoke play CTS started to take the field. Hoff. man began 10 argue with umpire Ma lone. The latter ordered him to get into the game Hoffman refused and the umpire again ordered him to go to his place in the field. Again did he refuse and he was promptly fined S5 and ordered to the bench. "Make 1t S25" said Hoffman. ''I will" said the umpire. .. and order you of the field" Hoffman refused to budge un- til two policement took him by the arms and forced him to the bench. Here inc umpire allowed him to re- main. but it would have been just as well if he had put him out of the grounds for during the rest of the game he kept his tongue quite busy
 The i1odigals scored tiIelr last run fin the eighth on two two baggers by Baker and Bronkie. Holyoke got one in the ninth on home run drive ov- CT the right field fence. The score: