The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-17
Double FALL
TO O'ROURKS ORATORS
|ome Runs and Triple Play
Features in the Great
Struggles.
|ANAHER's SCHOOLGIRLS
|olyoke Takes Final Game at
Hartford-Authors Win
Easily.
(By Albert L. DonnelIy9
League Standing.


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when two mines, which have been
& ally rivals in trying to obtain the
gest number of defeats during the
elk, meet in a double header, base
IL in its extreme may be expected.
wv Haven and Bridgeport were the
mes which were mated to expose to
few hundred fans who unwillingly
:. tended contest at the Savin Rock
ounds. These two teams, about the
crest In the league, poured forth all
nds of plays, many of which had
yer been exhibited before this sea-
IN on the local grounds. Connell's
me run within the grounds was the
st feature. The feat has been ac-
Emphasized only once before on the
g. airie and this happened several years
| 0 when the ball was ballooned clear
"a to the corner post of the intersec-
4 IN Of the left field and center field
ices. Kid Sherwood's home run over
e left field fence was another spark
cong these dazzling plays and a
pie play by O'Rourke, Phelan and
lit was the limit Of these wondrous
hts on the diamond. Double plays
re frequent and performed in both
INES.
IN the first game, which was a see
W event, with shade in favor of
Q Orators as the final score to 3
Night indicate, New Haven tried out
W Meriden amateur named Joyce, who
n the way umpired the New Haven
srden police game Thursday at Mer-
en- Connie Danaher secured the
Il hool boy who has been playing on
Dublins in the Silver City to fill
y the place vacated by the release Of
ugsy Keenan,. Joyce put up a school
game, making all sorts of mis-
sys and welding the willow in a
byish fashion The boy can not be
med, but Danaher should. Brown
is selected to do the twirling in the
4 st game and with any sort Of decent
lding behind him would have Won
game. The entire team with the
\ ception of one or two played the
e ggedest kind Of a game. Betcher at
ort played we'll in all but one in
f bnce and 1t was in this instance
Fl len he allowed Sawyer's roller to
TX through his legs, two runs scor-
NJ. The less said the better in re-
rds to Joyce on second. He covered
= circle of territory of about five feet
diameter, located between first base
d second and anything which went
Il tside Of this magic ring was allowed
# roll on to the back woods. Once the
II came within his range and after
veral minutes preparation he bent to
S nbrace 1t. The spheroid did not heark-
to his call for 1t to stop, but fNated
4 rough his outstretched legs into Cap
In Connellys territory. "A general
ha! from the frenzied fans attend
this ideal play.
rhe first inning of this struggle cost
Pw Haven three runs, O'Rourke's
d Hughes singles, Ladd's walk and
rors by Bunyan and Betcher causing
e tallies.
New Haven came back in the third
tn three, tieing the score. Jope sin
ed and stole second. Brown did the
hi act, Cornell ripped out a safe one
err second, scoring the Old Dog.
erwood drove a hot one over short
d Jerry went to third Then Hay
j ard slaughtered Walters outshoot for
three-bagger, scoring both Council
dNSherwood. Bunyan rolled eraser
Hit, but this star player threw the
II on a direct line for the home plate,
aiding off Haywood by a yard. Wade
owe Texas Lacquer over third and
yce repeated his work in the pre-
q Gus inning by tanning.
Bridgeport's bunch of three in the
Z lth gave the orators an unsurpassible
- ad
New Haven had the second game
ored on ice, until the ninth inning,
hen O'Rourke's aggregation placed
rec singles scoring two runs and tie
e the game A play when Wade and
btcher were on bases in the ninth
oiled New Ravens chances to win
e game.
4 Connie Danaher had released the
hool-boy Joyce before this game and
: ID picked New York child named
nrey from out the meadows to fill the
cond bag. Carey went onto the field
dressed up in blue New Haven
liform, without a baseball hat and
thout spike, with the intention of
ing wonders. He had one chance in
one-half winning stay. This was
easy roller by O'Rourke. Our
end from New York stopped it, Jug
ed it and put his man out at first.
did not make his appearance at
bat in this half of the inning nor
4 he ramble onto the field when New
Rven had been retired. Instead an all
= ound change was made, Hayward
me in from the field and covered
+. sird, Sherwood went to second and
bnnedy Ito left field. This combine
IN proved almost invinoible. The Kid
rformed wonders at second, getting
elve put-outs and two assists. Ken
dy in left field made a sensational
tch after long run in the fourth OF
wyers blistering liner. Sam shot the
II no second and completed a pretty