The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
CONNECTICUT LEAaur STAMINA
GAMES TO-DAY. New Britain at New Haven. Waterbury at Springfield. Holyoke at Hartford. Moriden at Bridgeport.

By getting the better side of the argument with the Silver City aggre. gation al the Prairie yesterday George Bones nine strengthened its hold on third place The battle went just the limit Ave innings. when Umpire Wilkinson, fearing a real cloud burst temporarily suspended the game and \ when the miniature cloudburst thor oughly saturated the diamond. after half an hours wait, he rendered a de- cision in favor of the locals calling the game off on account of wet grounds.
 The contest was a hummer and had 1t not tbeen for the reckless base run ming New Haven would have had more tallies attached to her score The first two Innings resembled real baseball In some instances, the locals pushing two men across the plate When the third session made It's de- but, the threatening clouds began 10 form a bee-line for the Savin Rock grounds. The 300 fans began to seek shelter and quickly filled the grand stand. The Meriden contingent see- ing the game going against them be- gan to make prolonged journeys from the bench to the plate, in hopes of delaying the game long enough to catch the storm and so save them selves from defeat Umpire Wilkinson got wise, however, and ordered the visitors to bat more quickly. Seeing that their game was called they bluffed It out and finished unable to score. The locals also played the game for all 1t was worth, for If five innings were played and they still held their lead they would win the game, Accordingly after accumulat- ing tally in their turn at bat and thinking three runs sufficient lead, they began to get out Meriden at- tempted to frustrate the locals plan by letting Zacher, the center fielder, walk In toward home.
 When within few feet of the plate Zacher turned about and walked to the bench without even touching the plate The umpire failed to notice this move, being busy watching Sherwood on third.
 Kid Sherwood, the owner of the dizzy corner seeing that Soffel's men were killing time, got wise and ran out of the base line forcing himself out The trouble continued In the fourth in like manner and when the locals came to bat Mansfield, the vis- ting twirler. got his three strike outs that Is, he got them after the locals had presented them to him. Seeing that the visitors did not care 10 play ball the locals followed suit and the locals famed in 1, 2, 3 style. Something that very seldom happens at ball game occurred. When Waters struck al one and the umpire called it ball Clyde turned around and said Why I struck at that That was strike, , Tn fact all the locals felt that way.
 Tn the first part of the fifth the vis- itors changed their tactics and seeing the local twirler cutting the plate In two began to try to hit and managed to get two safe bingos scoring one run At this time the rain, which had started to fall in the last part of the third inning, fell down In punches and made 1t impossible to continue playing, whereupon Umpire Wilkin. soon called time. Gus Soffel playing manager of the visitors got real mad when the rain fell-poor rain--and at tempted to bully the umpire who was enjoying temperance drink from the players water pail He started to use his fists but Waters was onto his tot and saved Gus from a fine by holding that individual In check.
 Waters, by the way, deserves spe. cial mention, for he certainly sprane a surprise, and good one at that when his hit In the second practically won the game. With Sherwood or third and Simmons on second, the lat ter clouting safely by third base, Clyde came to the bat, getting big ovation ct his first appearance for long tim' with the willow in New Haven. Wa ters had secured two bngos durinl the two out of town games this weel and has been steadily regaining hi confidence. With two men on bases h' created the widest tumult when h' inst runched the first ball to lef field scoring two r,,ne. Ki6 Sherwood wac responsible for sending 'n th' other run by hittine to left held ar' scoring Connall.
 The local rainy dsy pitcher 'i0eo III to hla rAputs ton, for aRa'n ne wa doomed to pitch during sleeHnt rain. Andy Hsrbst was in nrst clas condition and pleased the fans' som' of whom were not content with nv inning exhibition, when he caused Gu soffe to twice completely lacerate th' atmosphere. Big Andy was as cool a. an Iceberg and his sizzlers llterall! boiled at zero. He only allowed on hit until the fifth, when he let nlm self be touched for two more, seeint the game was already his He als' famed five men, The visitors scored when Wade singled took second or Bridges bingo and scored when Jerr' Connell let the pill get by him.
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