Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
THE DIAMOND
PUNK BASE BALL
 FOR THE FANS
Waterbury Playing Worse Than Any Amateur Team Results
 of Other Games.

OuIlHS LHe uTsL lew innings OI the farce at Rockville yesterday afternoon
 the couple of hundred fans present
 thought they were witnessing relay
 race so fast and often did the Bridge
 port players tear around the bases.
 But they soon realized that if it were a relay race the home team was rum
 ming backwards, for the visitors
 were nine miles ahead before Water bury completed the first lap. The final was Bridgeport 12, Waterbury
 5.
 Of all the lurid exhibitions that of
 yesterday was almost at the end of the line, coming after that of Tues
 day, it was by far too much for the most faithful fan. At the end of the game the error column of the scorers
 books had as many black spots as the ceiling of a cheap restaurant has fly specks in the middle of summer. They were those errors which are filled to the brim with juice and when they
 broke, the fans had to duck so the liquid would not land on them. They came in such showers that at times it seemed as though there were about
 half dozen men on bases. They were made on everything from punk little foul fly to throws straight at the players hands. At one time 1t appeared as though the game would have to be finished to-day. There is no getting away from the fact that the Waterbury team is in the midst of slump. yes bad slump. The team yesterday played listless ball and made the spectators think of a nine that had just come from the cemetery. Swander had the first speaking part in the comedy of mis- plays but he was by no means the leading man. Fitzpatrick with four bungles. was the star, but he was pressed for honors by several of the others. It was bad day all around, and 1t is just as well that 1t all hap pened the way it did, providing the players got 'em all put of their sys- tenn.
 The hammers were taken off the shelves and they certainly were used overtime. The noise as they struck the anvil must have been heard for miles around, especially during the early part of the game. Some of the remarks were rather "raw" and E. Swander took offense at one during the latter part of the bingle bungie bee. He did not run out a grounder and someone in the stand shouted:
 Don't run, Swander. come back and have a smoke The sun field man got sorely ruffied and told the fellow what he thought of him. Rorty remarked that Eddie was not feeling well. -
 Notwithstanding the tin can con- test. there was something doing ev- cry minute to keep the spectators from snoring. In the first inning they opened their optics as they saw George Lachance almost collapse af- ter swinging at ball. He had to re- tire. He strained some muscles while practicing batting against Farley.
 In the next inning Umpire Rorty gave vivid portrayal of the death scene in Death Ends All" A tin from Swander's bat caught Red in the Adams apple and it seemed as though the ump was badly hurt. He staggered around trying to catch his breath, with an awful expression on his face. By shaping him on the back and throwing several cups of water in his face, Rorty was brought | to. He pluckily resumed the game. Before the game was over he receiv- ed many more larrups but not Jf d | bodily nature.
 Later In the game Fftzhenry bark sd his shins when he ran against the | wall near third, short time after he lad received one of Sillery's shoots on the right arm, the bat boys shin vas almost broken when Beaumont 'wung his bat from his hands after hitting the ball, and the feelings of III In general were toasted a .trifie.
 Bill Rogers started the game for but even though the field ng were perfect Bridgeport would undoubtedly have few runs during he game for In three innings and a 'art of the fourth they lambasted him line times which with errors sad 'ther things gave the visitors eIev m uns. To give the game in detail it would be necessary to print an extra dition. lt Is nearly time that inc ans saw few new faces sporting a ew Of the Waterbury uniforms. The