The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-04
NEW HAVEN NOW IN SECOND PLACE By Defeating Springfield Yes terday Locals Get Closer to
 League Leaders.
 ------------------ WATERBURY FARES BADLY
 -- Hartford Shuts Out Brass City Team -Eighteen-Innlng Game Won
 by Bridgeport.
GAMES TO-DAY.
Holyoke at New Haven. New Britain at Waterbury. Hartford at Springfield. Merlden at Bridgeport.
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 Springfield, Mass. June S.--Hits were soarcer than hens teeth this at- ternoon in the game between New Haven and Dan, o'Neils pennant chasers, and although the visitors won Young Parker Is being congratulated tonight on his gameness in going in and twirling the last four innings of the contest in brilliant form after 1t had been hopelessly lost. Inabil- ity to connect with Lefty Wilhelm was responsible for the locals defeat. The southpaw was at his best to-day and the Springfield clouters could not register a hit when men were on the corners. McLeon was scheduled to pitch but did not show up. Rumor had it that he twlrled for team up in New Hampshire last Saturday and liked the embracing air in that re- zion so much that he decided to re- main there. At any rate he hasn't been seen here this week and O'Neil was obliged to put Beard against George Bones men. The former Union league star was badly handi- capped by sore finger on his pitch ing hand and could not control the sphere after New Haven had scored four times he was taken out and Park CT sent in with the hope that his teammates would bat out the game while he fooled the visitors with his slants. He lived up to his end of the deal, but Wilhelm was too much for the local hitters. Pleiss and Havel each made sensational catches and every man on the visiting team play ed with much snap as is attested by the fact that they scored four runs on as many hits. To make a long story short they came here determ- ined to win and went away in second place. pushing the locals down to third position in the standing; this is how they did 1t:
 Tn the first inning they were dan gerous as Beard passed both Hayward and Pleiss. but an out fast double play by Beard. McAndrews and Yale spoiled any chance of scoring. The locals in their half tallied their only run after McAndrews had gone out. Connor walked and right here 1t is interesting to note that he received a free ticket to the initial sack every time he faced Wilhelm. Connor stole second, although Waters threw beautifully to Simmons who wisely jumped out of the Springfield catch CTS way when he jumped feet first in- to the base. Had he not done so the chances are that he would have been carried off the field. Yale was retired on a beautiful stop by Havel, Como. reaching third. Standard singled a moment later and Connor trotted hcme. Rising went out Simmons to DuGgan.
 The visitors evened matters up In the second. Zacher walked and went to second on Boards wild heave to first to catch him mapping. Duggan's sacrifice put him on third. Sherwood waited for four wide ones and immed- lately stole second, Waters hit in front of the plate and was out while Zacher scored. Wilhelm fouled out to Mo. Andrews.
 In the fourth Simmons broke up the game with one of his proverbal drives for three bases. Zacher walked and went to second, Simmons scoring on Connor's low throw to Burns. Zacher continued to the dizzy corner and scored on Sherwoods timely hit. Waters sacrificed Sherwood to second and Wilhelm brought him home on a Texas leaguer to center field. Hay ward famed but the game had been won In this inning. In the Ponies half Standard hit safely again and Rising reached first on Hayward's s ex- cusable error as he ripped just as the ball struck his hands after long run. The next three men flied out and the crowd cheered the visiting team. It was great work. ParkeI went in to pitch for Springfield and after this Havel was the only man to get single. Wilhelm struck out three men in the fifth much to the de- light of the crowd.
 In the seventh Waite got hit which Simmons almost knocked down Burns flied to Havel. Waite stole sec- 0nd and Parker punched the breezes McAndrews walked and together with Waite worked a double steal. Con nor got free ticket, filling the cor ners The fans begged Yale to get bit but he went out on a close de- cision, Duggan to Wilhelm.
 In the eighth Plelss made a good catch of Luby's hard drive to deep left and got hand when he came in.
 The last of the ninth Waite reached first when Simmons and Zacher got tangled up on his easy fly in back of second. Burns flied to Simmons O'Nei sent Hirst to bat for Parker and Wilhelm unkindly sent him back to Il stable via the Casey route. McAndrews ended the interesting game by hitting weakly to Simmons who tossed to Duggan and New Ha- ven left the field hot after Hartford scalp. The summary:
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