Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-10
. THE DIAMOND VICTORY AND
 THEN A FIGHT Pitcher Cy Miller and Some Un- ruly Fans Have Little Mis-
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 ninth inning rally, but if he did, some of the jubilant fans forgot themselves more and tried to create rough house with the disconsolate and angry
 twirler, and, for a few moments, al- most riot developed. The cool heads of both ball teams and the better tempered spectators, with the aid Of the officers, quelled the disturbance without injury of any kind to any oi the belligerents. As soon as Mike Me Andrews had crossed the plate with the winning run, the fans swarmed on to the diamond Some of the more enthusiastic began to do war dance about Miller as he came in from the field. One of them swung his hat into Miller's face and at once the trouble started. Miller aimed a blow at the over-zealous fan and as he did so the crowd closed in on him. Another bel ligerent took up the battle and tried to smash Miller. The latter, still forcing his way through the crowd toward the bench, grabbed the last of lending fan, and pulling him out of the crowd, was about to administer beat ing to him, when the cooler people leaped into the battle and pulled the two apart Blows were aimed at Miller, but big George Lachance took his position alongside of him and while the police and the ball players of both teams protected him, Miller was es- corted to the dressing room. A few stones were thrown without effect and ground keeper Connor showed back one of the rough ones. who had his hands filled with rocks ready for action. Il was not a pretty scene to close bril- liant victory, and both parties to the action were bit too hasty and pug nacious.
 Miller twirled a beautiful game up to that fatal ninth. But two measley little hits was our only portion and but one of those gained us anything. That happened in the third inning. when after Shincel was walked free and sacrificed to second and took third on the next out, bastian drove him home with hit, which Miller tried hard to stop, but which was just speedy enough to be too hard to handle. That was our only run up to the ninth inning. Fast work behind Miller kept our score board free from tallies In the second inning, after Swander got his base on Jimmy Burns error, he was sacrificed to second. La- chance then drove long fly out to right which was taken by Chet Waite. Swander started for the third bag on the catch, but Waite made as clean a throw, as has been seen on the local grounds. and the ball was waiting for Swander when he reached the coveted position. Again in the sixth, Moore, the first man up. was hit by the ball, took second on a sacrifice and then followed our second measly one. Bas- tian popped fly to the short left. Burns, Rising and Ramon all ran for it. Each believed the other would get 1t, and all stopped running about the same time. and the. ball dropped down in their midst. while the visit ingplayers wrangled damong themselves and kept up the wrangle until the in- ming was over, when Dan O'Neil call ed a halt. But Moore. who also be- lieved the ball would be caught, re- mained at second. Fitzpatrick then drove a liner between short and third and Moore started for third. Jimmy Burns made great catch of the ball and quickly touched Moore. who tried to return to second, making double play unasslsted.
 Then came the ninth with the score 2 to 1 against us. Miller walked Bas- tian, although Shamokin Kelly gave the visiting twirler a little the worst of 1t. In fact. Kelly had been away of all through the game on balls aud strikes, with both sides getting the gaff. Bastian was sacrited to second by Frank Fitzpatrick and then came Mike McAndrews. the man who re- ceives many knocks, but who seldom fails us when we need him. He smashed a corking hit past Curtiss at third and Bastian raced like the wind for the home plate. and got 1t by a good margin, and the score was tied. The fans were now wild with excite ment and Miller was given a terrible roasting in order 10 send him into ihe air. McAndrews had taken second on the throw-in to catch Bastian and was next up. He dropped ball into short left, which Rising made a great effort to get under. He just managed to get. the tips of his 6n- gers on the ball as it dropped to the ground. and McAndrews was speeding for the winning goal. He reached it long ahead of the ball. and the game was won.
 And our side was, not idle by any means. for Eddie Farley was doing things with the batters and with the ball. and the soldiers behind hIm were lined up in great battle array. and every loop hole was barricaded In the third Fitzpatrick took line hit from the bat of Curtiss while on the dead run, and with one hand at that. a feat which made him don his cap to the happy fans. To make his rec ord still better. In the same inning he a zrounder back of second and nailed the runner at the first sta- lion by inches In the fifth Joe 0'Rourke showed why $500 was con sidered a little sum to be paid for him. for two of his assists were of the star order. In the sixth sprinshed scored her only runs. Miller. the first man up. struck out Then Bill Yale stopped one of Fariey's inshoots and walked 10 first. He stole second and took third when in a mix-up at sec- ,nd Joe O'Rourke let ShineeTs throw DO through him Ice Counor. who lad taken Paddy O'Ccnnor's place in he third inning. hit a hard one