Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-09
THE DIAM OND. SUBDUED AND
 HUMBLED
Waterbury's Colors Lowered By The Despised Whalers- Still
 Tied For First Place.

 the small crowd which found its way to Rockville yesterday afternoon re- ceived the biggest surprise handed out this season when Snapper Ken nedy's New London outfit, the joke of the league, played ring around a. rosie," with the home team, winning by the score of S, to l. To make the dose seem all the more bitter Parker Treat, the Waterbury cast-off, who endeavored to make it as pleasant as possible for Captain O'Hagan lat season was on the firing inc for the Whalers and had it on his old team mates hundred different ways. Though he was serving up nothing but that old slow out curve which goes over the plate as big as q push ball, he had the leaders of the league straining their backs trying to con meet. Their strenuous efforts resulted in three safeties and raft of punky foul hits and fly balls.
 The fans who sat through the obse- quies could scarcely realize it, but af- ter it was over "Gillle" Daly, who lost heart before the game was half over, explained it in the fact that the Waterbury team is composed of play CTS whose hearts are in the right place, consequently they could not bear to see that aggregation from the city, where there are so many angels, continue it's losing streak and decided to make the ''Slapperines" a present. Though New London scored ill the first and fourth and would have had one to store away, if they stopped at this point, it was in the fifth inning when the storming of the citadel took place and the Waterbury forces with Raub, leading the attack, were scat tered here and there by the shower of hits from the willows of the bell cows. Six pretty singles, successive at that, with a sacrifice and a little loose playing was productive Of half a dozen runs Even the trees were heard to breath a sigh of relief when Kennedy flew out, the second time he was at the bat during the inning. to I4achance and flag of truce had been hauled up. All the time Raub was doing his best apparently and was sending some fine curves across the plate. His balls were breaking sharply, and it was surprising that New London connected as they did. During the latter part of the inning the big. fellow became a trife wild and was losing control Raubs bend CTS were certainly good to watch even though New London took a fancy to them.
 New London scored in the first round when O'Neill dying at second. Rankin received the same fate when Finn arrived at the quartermlle post by fielder's choice, the hit being handled by Ward and McNellis. As Finn started for second O'Rourke lambasted good one, and Captain Nichols misjudged the ball and then allowed it to go through his hands, Mickey" doing the circuit.
 Waterbury evened up matters in her half when she made two of the three hits credited to her during the entire game. Ward walked, went to second on Lachance's drive and tai lied when Eddie Swander who was given the glad hand when he stepped to the plate, and sent timely single to right field.
 Mickey Finn was first up in the fourth and he drove one to deep left for three bags. 1t looked as if he might be left but after two were gone. Page placed a safe one in center and Mike scored. It was In the fifth af- ter Mir Gillassifer Daily had shouted that New London was ahead by the small majority of one run that tie storming referred to occurred. Ken fiedy reached first as he was struck in the leg with one of Raub's poor shots. He went to second on Meen- hans sacrifice and then-Treat. O'NeIll. Rankin. Finn, 0'Rourke and Pauuette followed with bingoes and immediately sam" Kennedy wanted to send a telegram to New London as he knew that the six runs In addi- ton to the two already purloined looked as big as mountain to the Waterbury team. That ended the scoring for after the first inning Waterbury was looking at the snowwhite teeth of Parker Treat. who had grin on his face that was fully half a foot long. Is the ninth iiiring Bronkie jumped into the hit column. but he died as the next three men went out in order. Many are still wondering how it was done but the nsa u.f....x,. &ofs. sf. afoxr The sNosso.