The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-05
FINAL BASEBALL SPURT
 IN CONNECTICUT LEAGUE Holyoke Moves Along at a Fast Clip With Bright Prospects
 of Taking Pennant. AUTHORS TO FINISH SECOND Little Choice Between Spring field, Norwich and Hart
 ford for Third.
(By Albert DonneIly.I

CBy Albert DOnneIly)
 Owing to the poor condition of the baseball grounds at the rock yesterday afternoon the New Haven Hartford game was postponed. At noon when there appeared to be no let up in the heavy downpour of rain Danaher noti- fled the New Haven players and also the Hartford management that 1t would better to advance the game and play double header here a week from to-day, Connie could not bear the thought of a repetition of the holiday crowd of 25 that attended the Bridge port game at the prairie Monday after noon and felt justified in postponing the game even if it did clear off during the afternoon
 The only game played in the Connec- ticut league was the Holyoke- Bridge port game, which Dowd's coming champions won by the score of 6 to 5. All the other games were either post poned on account of rain or wet grounds,
 There is now but week and a half more left in which the local fans will be obliged to suffer the necessity of witnessing baseball at it's poorest stage. Holyoke is tearing along at a fast clip winning nearly every game, although in some they just barely get their necks out ahead in the final stretch, but they win, however, and that is all they wish. Their pitchers are in pret- ty good form and Burke is nearly ready to go back into the game for good. He played in left field during seven innings of the game yesterday after Manager Dowd had sprained his ankle sliding to second base, but he was rather weak and had to retire in the last stage of the game.
 Waterbury and Springfield scrapping for second place, with Durant's authors the favorites in the final spurt. They have a lead of thirty-eight points which the Ponies will have hard job to overcome, and Springfield will no doubt be holding down third place when the whistle blows next Satur- day.
 Norwich and Hartford are fighting to remain in the first division. They are but few points apart, the Rosebuds having the present lead. Hartford has been unlucky during the past two weeks and have been moving in the downward direction with an unexpect- ed acceleration. The Rosebuds have been travelling along at an even step and have the best chances for fourth place
 Bridgeport, although they are repre- scented by some fairly good players, have not been able to play together and has been trailing along at a moderate ly slow pace. The Orators cannot pos sibly establish themselves in higher position than that which they now hold and they probably have no hope or in teition of so doing. There is just pos sible chance for them to fall down one step. but their ill-fated crfpples in sev- enth place do not desire a raise in standing although one in salary would be agreeable.
 New Haven is safely situated in seventh place where they are hopeless- ly isolated from the fast playing teams representing much smaller towns. Man ager Danaher has that fond hope of winning every game during the rest of the season and he expects the Brownies to finish ahead of Bridgeport at the close of the season, 8, week from Satur- day. He has purchased two new play CTS, Harvey, a third baseman, and Ma roney, an outflelder, now that the sea- son draws near an end. The star which Connie managed or forced to reside in the approximate vicinity of Savin Rock, and who played in two games under the assumed name of Burlington. had disappeared. One can't blame him for skipping such bunch as the locals but we needed him badly.
 New London peacefully rests in last place glorified in her cellar champion Snlp anu WleIullg u WSdh piOW cil NdNlA opponent which she is necessftated to meet, in order to complete her sched- ule. The Whalers glide along without only anow and then bump, slight re- membrance that victory occasionally comes to her who waits.
 Holyoke has four more home games, Waterbury five, Springfield six, Nor wich three, Hartford four, Bridgeport six, New Haven five and New London three. New Havens home games are Waterbury to-day, Norwich tomorrow, Springfield Monday. Hartford Thurs day, Sept 12, and New London on Sat urday, the last day of the season. Bridgeport and Holyoke are now of our schedule We meet Waterbury to- day, for the last time this season and Norwich for the last time tomorrow. Hartford has two more dates with New Haven, Springfield two and New Lon don two.
 q freely admit" remarked Mir