Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-16
THE DIAMOND
.TRUSTY BAT
 OF FARLEY
Ended a Spectacular Thirteen In ming Game With a Victory
 Over Norwich.

The cattle were beginning to neigh for their evening meal, the sun was preparing to say good night and the twelve, hundred or more fans were just settling themselves for the be- ginning of the fourteenth inning of the game out at Rockville, yesterday afternoon, when crack went the bat of Eddie Farley against one of Tom Tuckey's curveless ones, and out sailed the ball like shot by Perkins at third, and. racing like Duffy from the second station came Joe O'Rourke, and over the home plate he dashed with the winning run, in the thirteenth inning of game that was replete with good work, but fla vored In parts with some lemon hued conditions. It was not Farley's only feat of the day, either, for he made the two bagger in the eleventh in ming that again tied Norwich, who had jumped to the front in that same inning. His twirling, too, in tight places kept the fans on edge and made the Norwich contingent writhe as if under the lash of slave driver. It was a strange coincidence that while Joe O'Rourke's three errors were each one responsible in meas ure for as many runs, his smash to Pastor, who occupied the same posi- tion on the Norwich side that O'Rourke did. on our side, made that worthy make misplay in that thir- teenth inning which resulted later in O'Rourke coming in with the win ming run.
 It was the first long game of the season on the home grounds and Wa terbury and Norwich faced each other like two gladiators, each strain ing every nerve for supremacy. Tom Tuckey, who has always been stum- bling block to us, was in fine fettle, and time and again pulled himself out of the most intricate positions. Opposed to him was the leading pitcher of the league, and we say this without any fear of contradic- tion, Eddie Farley, who has been sent up against all the hard ones throughout the whole season. and has cracked them all in brilliant manner. His pitching arm carried just as clever a companion with it yesterday, for his batting eye solved the puzzles of Tuckey with quickness and dispatch. The Norwich base runners were in fear of him and watched him like hawk watches a chicken, but like the latter, they were not quick enough to escape the foe that menaced them, and on sev- eral occasions were nipped while nod ding at some of the stopping sta- tions. Both twirlers had control, as was evidenced from the fact that but one free pass was given by each, a pretty good record for any twirler in a thirteen inning game. Farley had the better of the strike outs with five, while Tuckey had but two.
 The game was filled with features and was won in the following man ner: In the very first inning, after Bastian had been retired from pitcher to first, Fitzpatrick knocked out nice safe one to left. McAn- drews was the man for the place. fo. he hammered out two sacker to the fence and Fitzpatrick came home with our first run. Soffel then com pleted double play all by his lone some, when Swander drove liner at him. Norwich tied us in the third. Cote banged one to the left field fence and never stopped running until he reached the third base. Bridges flew out to center. but Cote vas held at third. not caring to take chance on the run in. Tuckey then hit one to 0'Rourke, who fum- bled 1t and Cote came home. Pastor hit fly out to Bastian, who dropped it, but picking it up quickly nailed Tuckey at second. Duffy hit safely. but fell asleep when he reached the first bag and was run down between the bases. We again took the lead in the fourth. McAndrews hit a bingo between short and second and took second On Swander's sacrifice. 0'Rourke flew out to right and La- chance hammered one toward Tuck ey, which bounded over his head and McAndrews came home from second. Shincel was hit on the head, but he and Lachance were left as Moore went out from second to first. Nor wich again tied us in the fifth, but sharp playing held them to that tie. Perkins and Cote started of with singles. Perkins taking third on Moore's tumble of Cote's hit. Bridges flew out to first. but Tom Tuckey smashed out a safe drive and Perkins scored Tuckey was induIg- ing in a conversation with Coach Plank, when Farley sent the ball to Lachance. Tuckey. seeing he could not get back, started for second. while. Cote, who had taken third. started for home. Lachance ran across the diamond and got Cote be- tween the bases. where McAndrews ran him down. Tuckey took second on the play. Pastor hit safely to right and Tuckey tried to get the home plate. but Bastian. by a pretty throw. nailed him at the plate and the side was retired. We vent to the front again in the sixth. Swan der started of with a three saeker and O'Rourke sent him home with a clean single. The next three men were retired. Tn the eighth Norwich again forged alongside. Pastor sent one to the left field fence for three bases, 0'Rourke dropped Dufy's pop fy and Golden rolled a slow one to Fitzpatrick. who retired Golden at first. but Pastor was home on the play.
 Then came a battle royal Ia the ninth ve had a chance to score. but