Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-05
THE DIAM IND
LADDER HAS A
 FEW MORE ROUNDS
We Are Bound to Get the Lower One # We Keep Up the
 Good Work.

Holyoke, Sept 5.-Nine of the young men who uphold the honor of Holyoke on the diamond hammered Lefty R0g- CTS of Waterbury hard yesterday, and they hammered him for long time. As q result they captured the game, 9 to 3, and made another vic- tory part of Holyoke baseball his tory. The Waterbury swatsmen start ed out to pound Cozy Dolan with equal earnestness, but their rally last ed only three innings. after which they were left far behind
 The Champs connected for total of 17 hits, most of which were hard, clean drives. Louis Lepine starred with a home run on ball which did not go outside the fence. The four sacker was almost present from Me- Cahe. He came in for it, but the lit tie pellet bounded badly, and he had to shack it nearly to the fence. Louis also set off the principal bit of fire works in the field, nabbing fly which he had to run at top speed {.
 The waning of the season was evil dent in the slowness of play. No one individual was guilty to any great extent, but neither team allowed it. self to become Over-excited about the contest. Even Hatpin Harry meand- cred about as calmly as does the gen. tie lamb. The loss of nine straight games appeared to have had a de- pressing effect on him, and he con- ducted himself in the same mild way that he pursues in the Brass City. Durant was on the Waterbury bench, which perhaps had calming effect on O'Hagan.
 The stands grOaned under the weight of 200 spectators, and 1t was with difficulty that fan here and there mustered courage to start q round of applause when one was needed. There were not many Occa- siOns Cor enthusiasm, most of the plays being of the ordinary variety. McEnroe pinched a couple of hot liners and stopped swift grounder from lott. Tom Dowd reeled off some of his speed in the fourth inning when he reached second on hit down the third base line and stole third.
 The Prodigals started out to make trouble for Cozy Dolan. Rice famed, but McCabe doubled to left, and Swander scored him with single to the same section of the landscape. Nichols advanced him with a ground CT, he stole third. and then O'Hagan was passed. Thackara grounded to Dolan. Hoffman lined one to McEn. roe, and DOwd placed fly in short right where no one could get 1t. Le- pine then hit to center. and sprinte1 around the circuit behind Dowd. Schincel hit and stole. but McEnroe's good stop of Iott's grounder ended the inning.
 In the second Walsh hit to left. moved up on McEnroes sacrifice. and scored when Rogers dropped a fly nl- most on the foul line in left field. Holyoke was blanked but the yisi- tors tallied again in the third. War ren couldn't hold Swander's hit. Mich. ols bunted. and Swander was forced out. Nichols stole and O'Hagan was passed. Thackara hit to right field, scoring Nichols. Holyoke forged ahead in the same inning. Le- pine by fast sprlnting beat an infeld hit, but was thrown out when he tried to steal. Massey walked and reached third on Thackara's bad throw. Schin- eel walked and stole. and lott hit to center field. scoring two runs. on Downey's grounder lott was run down between the bases while Dow ney reached second. A low fly over Rice scored Downey for the third run Waterbury was never In the run ming after this. X ripple of excite. ment was caused Tn the eighth when with two down scratch hit and two passes filled the bases. Rogers. who was next up. struck out. Then he let his argry passions rise and slung his bat down hard. Holyoke contin- ued to hit Rogers and wound up the afternoons work by pounding out a double and three singles in the eighth. The score:
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