Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-25
THE DIAMOND
ALL TEAMS LOOK
 ALIKE TO US
Bridgeport Fell Yesterday After Making a Game Battle
 Other Results.

tunate indeed, that her players start ed early in the game with Bridgeport yesterday, or perchance we would be about to be dashed off on the type writer. One MT Langton was on the pitching mound when the game open ed, and from his debut in the initial inning, it looked very much as though he would be sent to the tall cedars, with others who have been as unfor- tunate. True, our hitting in that inc ming was not so inspiring or exciting, with the possible exception of the two bagger of Swander, as to cause any unusual demonstration, but what hitting was done was exceedingly costly. Ward and Barrett got away with two punky ones in the start off, and both were advanced base on McAndrews' sacrifice. Then came Swander's two sacker which sent both home and the next two were easy outs. Evidently James H. O'Rourke, the dean of the national game in Connecticut knew his man, for Langton faced us again in the second inning, and in all the others that followed, and by lMrd scratching, we managed to get one three bagger in the third, by Mc.An- drews who came in on a long fly to right. and one single in the fifth. which did not advance us a peg in the run column. On all othe occas- ions MT Langton had us tied hard and fast to the mast, while we drifted along with the tide. But those three runs, as it happened, were as large as B in our estimation, at the close of the game, for they carried us over the finishing line, just a nose ahead of our friend James H., Esq.
 But was our own Lefty Bill do- ing anything on the firing line in the meantime? Well, rather. While we were making our five hits off Lang ton. the Bridgeports were lucky to get away with three, two two sack, CTS and a single, all of which, how ever, counted on the tally sheet. For five innings but sixteen men had faced Rogers, and not the semblance of nit was made off his twisters. The fans were just about to open the dope book again and trace ">Iefty's horo- scope for a no-hit, no-run game, when something happened in the sixth in- ming, with Langton on first, because of free pass. Smiling Terry Rogers met one of Bills curveless wonders just on the elastic part of the nose, and it sailed like a bird for Eddie Swander's territory. Eddie made a great stab for it, but it flew over his head. bounded to the fence, and. when recovered, Langton was home and Terry Rogers was on second, and the first scene of the Rogers Brothers in Waterbury" had been enacted! Then in the seventh, after Rogers. with Bin before it, had struck out Ladd. Hughes singled and Phelan followed with a two baser. Hughes dashed for the home station and he might have been nipped at tie plate had not Ward gone into a trance and held the ball too long. after 1t was passed to him by Swander. IL made the visitors second and last run, and as well. their last hit. for but six men faced him in the next two innings. and they were well cared for.
 One little incident happened in the second inning which made the fans feel happy. Herman Shincel stepped up to the plate 10 bat for the first time, when Manager Durant stepped also toward the plate and Umpire ROrty called time. Addressing him- self to our plucky catcher and to the people present. he said: Ladies and gentlemen. This is the seventy-fifth game that MT ShinCel has caught for the Waterbury base ball team. and the company I represent. desires to show its appreciation of his work and for his gameness and faithfulness. I pre- sent him with this watch" The spectators applauded generously. while the players of both teams surrounded Shincel and congratulated him, be- cause they all realized that he de- served any present that could he made him. The watch is a beautiful Elgin one. The score of the game fol- lows: