Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06
LETTER CARRIERS WON
Defeated Brooklyn Business and
 Professional Men ii 10 3.

So yociferous were theN shouts em.
 anating from the throat of Morgan
 Burke, that William Mahaney, the
 twirler for the ball team represent
 ing the business and professional
 men of Brooklyn became ratled yes-
 terday afternoon on the diamond of
 the Waterbury Brass company and
 the winners of week ago were wal
 loped by the Letter Carriers by the
 score of II to 8. That man, Ma
 nancy, known asNhe sleeveless won-
 der" was the worst ever. Before the
 game was on ten minutes he was in a
 balloon 1000 feet above the ground.
 If he had not been taken out of the
 box the letter carriers would be still
 batting, and "Avoirdupois" Shanna-
 han would have lost so many pounds
 from doing the circuit that an i'm
 pression would be noticed on his
 stomach should he partake of an
 olive. Notwithstanding the score
 there were several features which
 were loudly applauded by the half
 hundred spectators on hand. When
 the letter carriers thought they were
 not going to make as many runs as
 their opponents did week ago, they sent "Shamokin," formerly Legs Kelly, who was warming the bench yesterday, out to umpire. He was putrid. Miller. his predecessor was bad enough but Kelly tried to rub 1t in. He was so raw that the "auburn haired orator" quit wearing the flan- nel off his tongue, picked up his coat and proceeded homeward, doing the bantam rooster walk. Since the game week ago when the letter car- riers foundered in sea of hits and runs, Captain Laurie" Fox has been waiting to get back. He has had his men practising daily, and his corps of coachers have been using their vocal organs in the office to such an extent that John Boylan is almost fit to be the Brooklynites had known the pro- position they were to be up against yesterday they would undoubtedly have come prepared, but as 1t was their team had a number of tin-can- ners, Sour" Dunphy and Mahaney having laid in the dump longer than any of the others. AS it was the game would have been interesting had not been under the impression that he was a slab artist. Every one admits that he Is a connoiseur in the high ball line and as he has had much acquaintance with pitchers of all kinds, 1t was thought that he might be able to do things to the But the slaughter at Reid vile was nothing compared to what took place in the west end. "Porkie" Shannahan. whose errors were re- sponsible for the runs made by the and who will probably offlciate as bat boy in the next game, was the instigator of the willowing He was followed by Cap- tain Laurie" Fox who runs like a turtle When the last man was thrown out by magnificent fielding nine runs had crossed the plate and he "porker" was under tree spar ring for time. Morgan Burke was reciting passage from one of the of his cousin Edmund Burke. while J. Bean Mahaney was '. 4emently denouncing his name- 'ake. Bill Swink" was laughing ais head off while the second team If the letter carriers which occupied
 he bench was sending forth shouts hat could be heard at the postofice. Captain Broadway Smith of the Brooklyn team. then chased the long egged pitcher to the field where his 'stretchers" might be useful in pur- iuing hits. One Klauberg did the pitching for the remainder of the game and only two runs were scored if him. "Wallie" Dalton had 1t on he business men ''steen" different ways and if anyone but a dub had 'een on first base. his opponents would have been shut out. By the 'ame yesterday the letter carriers howed they have a new lease of life md the candles will have to be re- 'laced in the box and the obsequies or their ball team will have to be Iostponed-that is until after the Iext game when the killing promises 0 be heartrending. The line up:
 Business Men-Mahaney and p. Lusky c. J. Mahaney 1b. 'rella 2b, Bowers ss. Kamack 3b )unphy If. Smith cf. Mahaney If.
 Letter carriers-Dalton p. Doran . Lawlor lb. Swink 2b, Fox ss, -E1hAfn