Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-18
THE DIAMOND.
HOLYOKE ROWDY TACTICS COST ! THEM THE GAME.
Playing for Darkness They Refuse to Obey Call of Umpire and
 They Lose.

called some pretty hard names and when he has been abused as proba- bly, no other player in the league has been These were the times when Joe was member of the Meriden team and when the rivalry was so bitter that 1t was a dangerous thing to be partisan. There were times in yesterdays game when many of the spectators believed that Theisen was of on some of his decisions on both sides This was the case in the decision at home plate when he call ed Hoffman out, although Thackara made the second attempt to touch him after he had been called out. This aggravated the trouble which had been brewing for the umpire all strikes Joe could have done better, but as no umpire can be perfect he was allowed to continue his work without many objections. But where the Waterbury people applauded and upheld the umpire was in the seventh inning when he called the game in favor of the home team and faced the Holyoke players, who were acting more like hoodlums than they were gentlemen, and warned them against further abuse. The majority of the Holyoke players lost their -headl about this time and surrounded the umpire, threatening all sorts of things They were headed by their captain and manager, Tom Fleming, who, all afternoon had been setting an example of rowdyism for his play CTS to follow. A pretty state of affairs indeed when the manager of a team eggs on his players. if not by word, by his own acts of ungentlemanly conduct. Fleming and his cohorts were soon cowed, however, for Wa terbury possesses some policemen who know how to execute their duty and do 1t quickly. Squelched were the hoodlums and to the dressing rooms were sent the rowdies. who should be disciplined by the owners of the Holyoke team and disciplined thor oughly
 Perhaps there will be a surprise thrown into the camp of the Holyokc men and Captain Tom Fleming may think twice about protesting that game, as he said he would. when he comes to find out that two gentle men sat in the grand stand who have to do with the affairs of the league quite a little. All afternoon they had sat there quietly. taking in an the trouble and all the kicking being done by the entire Holyoke team. They watched the final result anx. iously and without interfering walt ed to see how much sand umpire Joe Theisen possessed When they heard the umpire announce that the game was given to Waterbury by the score of g to 0, they stood up with the rest and while they did no apparent ap- plauding they were as happy as though they were interested in the Prodigals victory. Those two gentle men were supervisor of umpires. MT Kennedy. and vice-President Tracy of the Connecticut league Had the Holyokes realized that they were playing before two of the rulers of the league they would probably have thought twice before resortins to all the despicable work they did. After the game those two gentlemen ap- proved of the decision of Umpire Joe Theisen and asked that the names of Lawrence. who was put out of the gam game. and thatof Manager Tom Elem ing be sent in with charges tackled against them. That VIII probably throw a bomb into the Hplyoke camp and If the owners of the team do not sit up and take notice of the work of Nz guess for a certainty.
 The game itself was the worst ex- hibition of baseball pitching that has been seen on the local grounds ia many years. Rogers started la for Waterbury, but while his arm vas ia good shape he was in bad shape for lack of practice and as wild as . hawk. The first man up he gave his base on balls and then with hit and a sacrifice the frst run for the vis.- tors wss scored 1n the second came the finish of Rogers. He gave the frsf two men up free passes. gave the next one s chance to make a single. which filled the bases and then sending . straight one over for shireei he sav the ball go 5osting gzily over the left aeld fence while the four run ners toeEed over the plate That set tied Mir Rogers.
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