Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-23
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Springfield Fell Before Us Tester. day-Holyoke Gets Out of
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Sporting Writer Sullivan of the Springfield Union describes the game of yesterday as follows:
 Dan O'Neirs pennant-chasers en- deavored to tarnish the luster of the Brass City team yesterday afternoon, but failed woefully. Score Waterbury 5, Springfield 3.
 Captain Harry O'Hagan's Brassies shone brilliantly and they played ball with their arms. legs and heads. and not with their mouths as on former occasions. Captain Harry was the most mild-mannered young man you could imagine and refused to show signs of temper even when reminded by the rooters of that little episode when he soaked the baseballs in the water pail.
 It has been six weeks since Water bury played in Springfield and past impressions were not of the pleasant est. Yesterday, however, the team redeemed itself and showed that 1t has the right to place in the first division. Lefty Rogers was chosen to check Springfield's upward climb and with the perfect support accord ed him he was successful.
 The Springfield boys were hitting everything into the air and seven teen out of the twenty-seven men who raced the clever southpaw went out by the air line. Many of the balls were hit hard and on most oc- casions would go as hits, but the Wa terbury outfielders were here, there and everywhere. Swander in partic- ular covered vast territory and pulled down five long flies during the game. McEnroe. who is supposed to be an infielder. being stationed at short, went out into left field near t..e foul line on two occasions and captured couple of skyscrapers.
 Mclaughlin, lately acquired from New London, was on the mark for Springfield and pitched a good game, although not up to his usual stand ard. Had he been given the support accorded Rogers he would have won in a walk. It was apparently an off day with the home players and their errors proved costly. Two of the runs made by Waterbury can be accredit- ed to Freddie Robarge who wore the mask and mitt. Freddie had gold en opportunity to cut Swander off at the plate in the third, but dropped Flannagan's throw, which came to him on good bound. He picked the ball up and clapped 1t on Swander, but not until the runner had first touched the plate. Again in the fifth Freddie made poor throw to third to catch Rogers and the ball went past Curtiss, allowing Rogers to score. It was certainly shame to let Waterbury have runs so easily.
 The star feature was Standards enchanted stop while on the run of McCabe's sizzling grounder in the ninth. There were two outs at the time and two men on bases. McCabe sent the ball whizzing toward right field and the score boy was getting ready to chalk up an extra run for Waterbury. Standard cut cross lots on the ball and while going at full speed managed to scoop 1t on the ground with one hand and retire the side.
 Had Stankard used a similar burst of speed in the third and tried to get under Rice's Texas little leaguer, which fell safe in the diamond, the whole complexion of the game might have been changed. Standard was playing in close at the time and made no effort to get under the ball. It is rather doubtful If he could have cap tured 1t and yet the fans would have liked 1t much better had he made a try.
 The third inning was bad one for Mclaughlin. McEnroe dumped a fly into left field close to the line. Flanagan was playing near center and could not get under 1t, and Me Enroe made second. Rogers went out without advancing McEnroe, but a \ minute later McEnroe stole third. Robarge made good throw to cut him on and it looked as if Curtiss had him. Kennedy saw things differently and McEnroe was called safe. Rice then dumped little fly over Stan- kard's head. which the latter did not try for and McEnroe scored. Me Cabe flied out to right. but Swander singled. Nichols hit to left field. scoring Rice and Swander. The lat ter would have been cut of, but Ro- barge dropped the ball.
 In the fifth Waterbury added an- other run to its score. Rogers sin- gled and was advanced to second on Rice's sacrifice. McCabe struck out. Rogers stole third and Robarge threw high to Curtiss, Rogers SCOT ing. Mclaughlin then issued two passes. but 0'Hagan was an easy out and they did not figure in the score.
 In the ninth Thsckara reached first on a tumble by Curtiss. The latter made fine stop, but dropped the ball before he could throw 1t. MeEnroe singled and Rogers sacrificed. Me- Laushlin threw high to Yale and Thackara scored on the error. Rice hit to Curtiss. but McEnroe was thrown out at the plate.
 Springfieid's scoring came In the eighth and ninth. An opportunity was lost in the fourth by Bill tale. Bill hit to right field fence and took two bases. Had he kept his eyes open and seen that Nichols fumbled | the bsll he could have reached third l and scored on FianaEan's ny- As 1t l xas he was left on second.
 In the eighth with two out Tsneey singled and Luby lifted a fy nearly | 10 the left field fence for two bases. 1ene scoring. Isuby came home on l