Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-18
THE DIAMOND
HIT HARD WAS
 OUR BOX MAN
SilIery Was Pounded By Holyoke and Waterbury Lost = Other
 Games.

Holyoke, July 1S.-Holes that ex- isted in Holyoke's bats must have been plugged up tight before yester- day afternoons argument with Wa terbury, for enough bingles were scattered through the slugging siesta to win half dozen ordinary games. Though the score of 9 to 2 hardly shows it, the Tighers tied their hiclS- ory hammers to nineteen safeties for a total of twenty-six bases. Every man on the team got one or more of the clouts, and another thing, an iln- usually odd feature was the fact that every Higher made the circuit of the sacks. But for a daring bit of base running by Bronkie and the fortunate combination of double and single, the tailenders might have been kal- Somined.
 Outside of nice. new brown glove that looked like baking powder pre- mium, Slabber Sillery didn't seem to have anything in the deceiVing line that entitled him to being classed as a box artist. As a feeder of balls that were easy to connect with he was the biggest kind of success, and the locals certainly appreciated Harry Durant's kindness in keeping him in the curve cellar until the last larruper had been retired. Biffer Burke gave the best exhibition of sticking that he has displayed since his return, slamming out quartette of base hits in five tries, fifth hit being missing through good catch by Cote. . c. Dolan tripled, doubled and singled, while C.. Perkins poked perfectly with a double and single reaching first twice on bad balls and turning in a sacrifice another time Baker and Sindler were content with singles, the latter's hit, however, al most creating as much of sensation as when Carson Hodge hoists one into unprotected lands, as it was his fourth for the season.
 It was patched up party that the cellar holders put on the field, Bron' kie, the all-around wonder, playing short in place of Billy Lauder, who had been called away to New York on a lawsuit in which he was a wit ness, while Art Nichols was on first base, Harry O'Hagan, having beer summoned home through the deatf of a child. Out in center field Mag gert, & new man, was on trial, anC he booted two hits, although the prettiest catch of the game was made by him. With a good boxman or duty the team might have given { better account of itself. The veterans all played strongly, Eddie Swandei doing some slugging himself witt | three singles, while Nichols anC Schincel had pair of safe pokes BronRie and Fitzpatrick played wei on either side of the midway mound Two double plays by the Brass Cit! men and one by the locals, back ward running catch by Maggert, ant a snappy second base scoop-up b! Boucher were the chief fiurries 1. the field
 Waterbury's first run was made 1T the second. Bronkie was passed took the next stop on Cote's sacrifieC and raced all the way from second 1 to the plate while Perkins was pick | ing up Murph's grounder and spear | ing Spud at first. Ahearn almos yelled his head of trying to attrac Perkins's attention to Bronkie. bu Cy failed to hear him. In the eighti Swander stepped into halfwa! smash, and after Nichols had fouleC out, Maggert scored him with hi | to right. The score: