The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-10
Especial to the Journal-courier.)

locals to-day by score of 2-1. It was perhaps the irony of fate that Bone's club should drop the contest simply because things have been breaking bad for them for almost two weeks and If ever team had hard luck in the very truth of the expression the visitors surely did. Hal ligan. the local southpaw, was hit hard-extremely so-but not safe and although due credit must be given to Wade, Barbour, Golden md Robarge, the fact remains that Dame Fortune smiled down serenely on Soffels men throughout the battle. Sharing the brilliant work with the local felders were Pleiss, Zacher and Lachance for the visitors. The first two each made wonderful catches of hard flies, many of which seemed impossible to get un- der while Candy Lachance in the ninth made beautiful pick up of Robarge's drive off first base with Wade on third and only one down. The former Waterbury star hurled the sphere to Waters and Wade was caught between the bases to be easily disposed of by Sherwood.
 It was great game to watch as the hitting was free. though generally not safe, and the six hundred .ans present were kept on edge from start to finish. Corcoran was invincible and the few hits made off his delivery scattered as they were came as great surprise to the very men who got them. In other words they were "stabs" and not clean bingos-but as has been stated luck was ''agin 'em." With all this New Haven had four great chances to win out in the first, fourth. fifth and eighth innings. respectively, and fell down simply because they couldn't connect. Meriden earned her first run at the getaway. After Soffel had been retired Pastor singled and reached second on a passed ball. Accorsini was passed but Golden flied out to Zacher. Wade got two-bagger, SCOT HE TdStUT, ullcT WIllcl bdEpoui WcIit out Simmons to Lachance.
 In the fourth, after Pleiss was dis posed of, Blondy Zacher drove out a two-base hit but was left on the base as the next two batters failed to come to the mark. Again in the following inning after Lachance went out. Havel got a two-bagger and was also forced to die on the base. The locals looked dangerous in the seventh after Bar bour went out. Robarge singled Bridges hit to Simmons, who booted as Robarge passed him. running to second and double play was spoiled. Halligan hit to Havel. who had an easy chance to get Robarye at third, but chose to throw the runner out at first. Soffel couldn't get safe one l and was retired, Havel to Lachancc. Tn the eighth Waters got free tick ct, though the crowd thought he had famed. Corcoran's sacrifice advanc- ed him to second and Jerry Cornell got timely two-bagger, scoring him. Pleiss walked, but the next two men were easy outs and the fourth chance to win had passed. The last of the ninth was heart disturber Wade made scratch hit close 10 the right field foul line and made two bases on the stab by. fast sprinting. Bar bour placed him on third by sac rifce and with only an outfield fly necessary the crowd considered the game as good as won.
 Robarge, who was at bat. caught one on the nose and 1t sped to the right of first base. Lachance made a superb pick up and Wade was caught as above described. Corcoran then wisely walked Bridges to get Halli- gan who promptly did the Casey act. It was great period and the visitors at this stage looked like winners. Af- ter they were retired in order In their half of the tenth Soffel, the locals first batter, hit bounder over Cor coran's head that went as single Pastor bunted and was thrown ou, on a sharp peg by Waters. On the play that followed New Haven lost the game. Soffel was off like a shot on the bunt and cutting second by at least ten feet-an old trick of his--dashed for Sherwood's sack Lachance upon receiving Waters pes threw across to third to head the fleet Soffel off. The throw was per. peft but, Soffel colided with Sherwood as the latter was about to get the bal and in some way the sphere got away while soffel came all the way home escorted by four hundred frenzied fans and the game was over. The sum. mary: