Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-11
THE DIAMOND
IT MUST HURT
 TO GET BEAT
Hartford Had Her Proud Head
 Lowered by the Cellar Boys. ....

The Hartford Courant tells in part the story of that game yesterday as ! follows. .s.
 Whether the presence in the hotel of the chorus girls of "A Knight for a Day" company or the Orangemen' 's convention had bad effect upon the base ball team is not known, and 1t may have been the long vacation which the athletes have been en- toying since week ago to-day, but whatever 1t was, the first inning yes terday was very much to the bum sky. That the cellar team should score five runs in the first round with Hack Schuman in t,ie box is al- most beyond belief, but that is just what was done and the league lead CTS were unable to catch the tail- enders.
 When it was time for the game to begin there was nothing doing and many feared that Manager Durant was going to remove his team from the field because he objected to the umpire that President Tracy sent. But there wasn't any umpire at the park, so there was no truth in this rumor. There was a nasty confer ence of the captains and 1t was de- cided to have two players work and Swanson and Farley were selected, as each stands at the head of his class. The Waterbury pitcher, who is really owned by Brooklyn, went to work upon the bases and Swanson called the balls and strikes. The fearful exhibition that Hartford put up in the first inning made every body forget all about the umpires and it was not known whether they were good or bad, but Joe Casey said after the game that Swanson was fine on balls and strikes.
 k Charlie Fallon announced the bat teries to the audience and Schuman was called the boy wonder. This an- nouncement seemed to disconcert the big pitcher for the first ball he de- livered was met by Frank Fitzpat- rick for a clean single. Fallon took care of Swander's fly. Then the trouble began. Nichols hit to right and Cobb could not quite get up to 1t and the ball got by him. Then he threw poorly to second and the ball went through the infield. Justice made on error of O'Rourke's infleld hit and after Bronkie went out to Moves, Justice missed one of Shin cells. Murphy hit safely, but Gard ner had an error on Eastman's bounder. McPartlin finally went out to Connery and the combination of three hits and four errors and some reckless throwing that was not charged up as errors gave Water bury just five runs. ..sa.
 McPartlin didn't seem to have anything. but he used his noodle to good advantage and Hartford was unable to do anything with him ex- cept in the seventh inning. In the early innings, when a Hartford play CT reached a base, he was either forced or the next man hit into double play. The first sign of life came In the fifth inning when Yam cey hit an infield fly. o'Rourke muffed it and before he could get the ball to second Yancey was on tho bag by good running. McPartlin was not really invincible for Schu- man got safe hit in the sixth in- ming. But he was soon doubled up when Cobb hit to Fitzpatrick.
 Hartford scored in the seventh only. Connery led of with a hit, Moves popped up a fly, but Yancey sent out safe one. Connery scored on Justices hit. Casey hit to the in- field and the attempt to get Yancey at the plate failed. With two on the bases and two runs in. Manager Dowd sent Reischman in to bat for Schuman. Casey started to steal second and while he was being run down Justice made home, timing his | dash for the plate in good style. | Reischman hit the ball hard. but | Fitzpatrick played just right for the drive.
 With Schuman out. Evans went in | the box in the eighth. One run was made on his pitching Swander sim gled in the eighth. Nichols sacrificed, Swander made third on oRourke's out and scored on hit by Bronkie. An error by Murphy and hit by Jus tice had two on the bases for Hart ford in the ninth and a home run would have tied the score, but Casey was not equal to 1t, SO he forced Justice at second.
 When Waterbury went to bat in the second inning. the newest addi- ton to the umpire stan appeared. This was Mir Sternburg. who was due here Saturday but who unfor- did not arrive. When the real umpire got into the game there was not a murmur on any decision. and even his balls and strikes, which every ump is supposed to be bad on at times. were said 10 be per- 'ect. Sternburg noticed some coach Ing from the Waterbury bench and ss bench coaching Is not allowed in most leagues he ordered Captain Nichols to cut it out. The Water bury captain told him that this eague was different than others and ,verythIng went Manager Dowd vas called over to prove it and he aid that the coaching was permit ed. The attendance was 1900, mostly ain checks" The score:
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