The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-13
CORCORAN PUZZLES
 COMING CHAMPIONS Bannon's Home Run Saves Holyoke from Shutout in
 First Game. SHERWOOD THE STAR Senator's Win by Timely. Hitting; Ponies Continue
 Downward Streak.
SHERWOOD THE STAR

After having their ardor for victory dampened by the smart shower which fell just before the game at Savin Rock yesterday, the Holyoke league leaders slumped in form and felB a prey to the Brownies, 8 to 1. Phil Cor coran kept the coming champions pug zled from the first ball and only one man passed second base. In fact only two passed first.
 In the fourth inning George Bannon caught one of Corcoran's sweeps just right and the ball sailed over the left field fence for home run, Just to show that the hit was more or less of an accident Corcoran steamed up and and struck out Ramon the next time up. Holyoke connected with Corcoran for only four hits. Of these the first was the grounder of Bouchers in the third, which rolled over second just too far for Captain Fitzpatrick to collar the ball in time to lace it over to first ahead of his man. Although New Ha- ven was in the lead, to 0, Holyoke had hope of batting rally beginning at this stage of play but Thackara hit to Sherwood who pulled off the fastest play of the game, tossing the ball to Fitzpatrick ahead of Boucher. Ftz- patrick completed the double play with a shaap snap of the ball over to first ahead of Trackera.
 All the hitting that Holyoke did the remainder of the game was in the sev- enth inning when Lepine and Massey dumped pretty singles in Wade's yard, with one out It looks as if the long expected stick rally might be expected at this stage of the play but Grubb gave Hayward a high foul fly and Baker drove fly to Wade.
 Boucher, for Holyoke, did all the fielding that deserves praise. He knock ed down at least two hits which looked safe. Baker had six chanches which were all accepted. Both of Thackera's errors were wild throws to second to check New Haven base runner, who was trying to steal but in each case the throw was so wild that the base runner kept on to third. Hodges mis- play was tumble of Corcoran's grounder in the second.
 New Haven put up faultless ball, Sherwood posing easily as the star of the entertainment Nearly everything that came his way was difficult but he secured seven chances without a slip up. Tn the seventh inning, while Grubb was at bat, a foul tip split open the in- dex finger of Jope's right hand and he was compelled to retire. He is likely to be kept out of the game for sev- eral days. Meantime New Haven wilt eb obliged to play substitute pitcher in the outfield. Cornell caught in good form after Jope was injured.
 The New Haven players showed that they "had the punch" in the first in- ming, although not till Cornell and Fitz- patrick had been thrown out after at tempting the bunting game, thinking that the muddy condition of the grounds would prevent fast in-fielding. Hayward drove single to left and stole second. He kept on to third when Thackara overthrow second. He SCOT ed on Kennedy's two-bagger. Sher- wood walked and both men crossed the plate on Wade's drive to right. Lepin might have had it but the high wind waited it over his head and he saw that he had misjudged it very late Bunyan's paste through shortstop sent Wade home and Jope's fly to Baker closed the inning Four runs
 New Haven kept right at 1t the sec ond inning. Corcoran's grounder through Hodge started the fish frying and Cornell bobbed delft sacrifice 1T front of the plate that Thackara handled. After Fitzpatrick had flied out Hayward clipped a liner over the daisy-tops in left field for a double ant and Corcoran crossed the plate.
 Wade pounded a single to left in the third and was helped along by sacrifice hits by Bunyan and Jope, only to be left on Corcoran's grounder to Boucher
 Fitzpatrick singled in the fourth ant stole second but was also left. Sher. woods heave to left for two bases 1T the fifth was followed by a sacrifice by Wade. He scored on Bunyan's out Boucher to Massey,
 In the sixth Cornell shot one tha took bad bound just as Massey wal about to trap it, and stole second. H kept on to third on Thackaras wilt throw and scored when Fitzpatrick squeezed in punk same hit out to- ward Massey.
 In the eighth Sherwood scratched hit which bounded bad for Grubb, tool l second on Wade's sacrifice, went t third on a passed ball and scored oi Bunyan's grounder, which travelled sC slowly to Boucher that he was luck, to be able to get his men at first ant | left Sherwood score.
 In the second inning feature wa l Sherwood's retiring the entire Holyok side in order on different grounders
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