The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
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Special to the Journni-Courier.) Il Meriden. July 23-After playing bril- That baseball In the double header against Holyoke on Tuesday and spending day of leisure on Wednes- day New Haven failed badly to come Up to the mark here today and went down an easy victim to the locals by a score of 7-l. Those who saw the Hol- yoke games and the contest today cannot figure out how lt all happened 1 The visitors were weak in all de- partments of the game and at no stage were dangerous; In fact the club seem- ed to be in n haf-dazed condition and slipped up on all the simple points of baseball. The day was scorcher and the members of both clubs doubtless felt 1t severely but the local men, not withstanding the heat played good baseball and had no little ginger in their play all of which was lacking in the visitors game. Tommy. Corcoran, formerly captain of the Cincinnati Reds and later star of the New York Giants accompanied the club to this city and worked out before the game in great shape. He has been summer ing at Sound Harbor just below South Norwalk and next week will take hold of the New Bedford team of the New England league. Naturally, he is as yet out of condition and will work out with the New Haven men for the rest of the week. Tommy Is great at re- partee and the following story is told } about him:
 Several years ago the Cincinnati club. under the management of Joe Kelly, "done their preliminary stunts' at Dallas. Texas. Among the recruits ,s that were being tried out. was Dan Kerwin, now of the Kansas City club Upon reporting for duty Kerwin was immediately taken in hand by Mama ger Kelly and introduced all around Finally they came upon Captain Cor coran. Here" said Kelly, allow me to introduce. you to Captain Corcoran." "Oh, know MT, Corcoran albright. albright, said Kerwin patronizingly shaking Corcoran by the hand "why Corcoran used to take me in to see the game when l was a boy down in York state" Yes I did" hissed Corcoran. : If did took you in by the whisk- ers."
 Murray the new catcher was behind the timber for the visitors and as Blondy zacher had not fully recovered from his sickness the club played with the same batting order that twice hum bled Holyoke. Meriden is their hoo ' doc team all right and they seemed to realize this before the game was call
 ed by Mir Wilkinson. After being re- tired in one two, three order the locals got busy in great fashion. Soffel sin gled and was advanced on Pastors sac riice. Accorsini drove a line drive at Simmons who had 0, great chance to double soffel and second and end the session but booted the swat and Soffel tallied. Finn sent a long fly to Connell but Vale singled scoring Accorsini who had stolen second. Barbour was an easy out.
 At the opening of the second Sher- wood hit one too hot for Barbour and went to second on the local third base mans DOT throw Simmons got an in- field hit and Sherwood halted at the warm corner from where he foolshly tried to score on Lachance's tap to Barbour, being an easy out by Bridges. .O'Rourke famed but Murray was safe on Soffel's boot Wade'e magnificent running catch of Corcoi ans long foul fly to left ended the period,
 ft In the locals half of the second Golden hit safely, Bridges bunted to Lachance and. the big fellow attempt ing to get Golden at second struck him fin the back, both runners halting at second and third. Haligan went out to Lachance and Soffel got free tick et With the, bases filled the visiting infeld played back for double play. At this juncture the locals were next to Murray's signals so that he chang ed them Phil Corcoran on the first ball pitched threw wildly and Golden tailed On Pastors fly to right Bridges romped home but Accorsini was retired In the fourth Golden started things with bingo. Bridges was out on @ neat play by Simmons and Halligan was easy for Corcoran With two out and Golden on the diz- zy sack Soffel hit to O'RourRe who booted Golden waltzng across the rub per- Pastor singled but was retired at second The following inning Ac- corsini got double and Finn singled. Wade filed to Cornell and Accorslni was safe at the plate on,a close decis lon. Barbour scratched a hit and Golden popped to Lachance. Barbour purloined second and as O'Rourke dropped Murray's throw Finn was all right at home Bridges singled but the side was retired when Murray easily got Barbour at the plate. New Haven got her one run in the eighth after two were out Havel singled and came home on stinging two bagger by Sherwood who reached third on consecutive errors by Barbour and Haligan Wade again distinguished himself by getting Simmons hard drive which closed matters up. Tn the ninth Candy Lachance got a safe one. Zach