Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-20
THE DIAMOND
RECORD FOR THE LEAGUE
Eddie Farley Pitched a No Hit and No Run Game = Results of
 Other Games.

last inning yesterday while the fans
 waited with baited breath, hoping and praying that Eddie Farley would join the record makers and shut out
 the Bridgeports without hit or a
 run. Remarkable had been his work
 up to the final inning and remarkable
 as well had been the work of the
 fielders behind him. But one of the
 visitors had stood at the first station safely and that one by force of cir cumstances had been advanced to
 third, where he was tied hard and
 fast by the three outs which follow
 ed, and which had advanced him to
 the place where fate decreed he
 should be left. The strange coincid-
 ence of the whole battle was the fact
 that Jimmy O'Rourke, the son of father Jim. the first man up in the
 first inning was the last man up in
 the final settling of accounts. Un-
 fortunately, on his first appearance, Jimmy was allowed a safe stopping
 place at the first station, through
 the bad throw of Mike McAndrews. Did it phaze the best twirler in the
 league? Not bit of it, for Eddie
 Farley was out for record and his comrades were more than anxious to accord him the honor. Three more men faced him in that first inning and each one fell a victim to the
 wiles of the slab artist and the snappy, speedy work of the lads who controlled the infield. As the innings progressed and three of the visitors In each were sent to the bench with clphers chalked up against them, the fans began to have visions of some- thing out of the ordinary. When the ninth inning was reached and 1t was seen that but 25 men had faced him up to that time and but one had pass ed the first base, that one by the error of Moody Mike, even the visitors sat up and took notice and allowed that Farley deserved the honor of a shut out and hitless game, if he could maintain his splendid form. He was the Johnny on the spot and when the first man in the last inning went down on a perfect throw of McAn- drews to first, only the murmurs and prayers of the spectators could be heard. It was our old friend Terry Rogers who started the fatalities in that inning and Tacey followed him. Out to right garden did Tacey send one of Fariey's curves and Ryan was there with all his bells and the sec- ond visitor was on the dead list. Jimmy ORourke then faced Eddie Tor the final summo..s. The eyes of his dad were on him and he waited for one of Farley's best. He met 1t squarely and it sailed like a shot toward the right settlement.
 It's hit yelled some one hysteric- ally. Not on your life" yelled Doc Ryan as he flew toward the ball with the velocity of Pope racer. Please MT Ryan catch it," shrieked a frenz- led female fan. Yours for the ask Ing" shouted back the accommodat- Ing MT Ryan as he and the ball met. It was his and he held it like grim death. while the spectators hugged each other with delight and Manager Durant started from the bench and was the first to grasp the hand of his pet twirler. and shake it, while tears of Joy coursed down his cheeks. I'll will make you the hero of my next serial, he exclaimed, while blushes like unto a maiden's, when she re- ceives her first sweet kiss overspread Eddie's countenance. The record had been made. Twenty-eight men had laced Farley in the nine innings and of them had never reached the first bag.
 But If Farley was doing great work In the box, what of the team behind iim? Farley had only struck out -hree men in those nine innings and hat tells another side of the victory. Ward at short. or Bastian, as we will have to call him hereafter. had snap- ped up seven balls that came his way. They were whipped to first with al 'peed that made George Lachance .hink of the old Boston days. Shoot t" would yell the big first baseman, f he noticed there was any delay and 'hoot 1t they did with an accurate hess that could not be denied. Mike had three fast assists to | lis credit, while Josey 0'Rourke took | are of four chances and some of hem hummers. Lachance himself lad sixteen of the twenty-seven put | ,uts. Schincel had four. three strike ,uts and one assist and all taken with l finish. In the outfield, Ryan, in fight garden, had saved the day with ifs final catch and had three others hat were good to witness. Swander lad two beauties and Barrett took he only one that came his way in .leyer style. It was this toying with he ball that put Eddie Farley on the lali of records and he deserves it ifl Iver a pitcher did.
 We hit the ball too. our runs com ng In the third and eight innings by sood smashes that told the tale of roe to Mir Tacey. The latter did not wirl half badly either and under or- linary circumstances would have von many a game. but the fates had Iecreed that we should win and win Fe did. Swander was the mighty nan with the big stick. having three 0 his credit. while Farley had a
 ouble and single himself. 1t was anne good to watch and the victory