The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-30

ain at Hartford.
Hoiyoke at Springfield; Springfield at
Holyoke.
New Haven fans who have attend
ed baseball exhibitions at the Savin
Rock grounds since the opening game
there some years ago said yesterday
that the game which had Just ended
after remarkable fourteen inning
struggle was by far the best on rec
ord. The Hartford club was New Ha-
ven's opponents and came here as
the one best bet for first honors in
the Connecticut league race Those
who knew the ability this visiting ag-
gregation had of playing fast
heady game of inside ball realized ex-
actly what the locals were up against
Few of the knowing ones would say
before the game that they thought
New Haven capable of lowering their
colors. A few Of the faithful who
Journeyed up to the capital city and
saw Dowd's men play one OF the fin
est games Of scientific ball ever wit
messed in this league made no bones
about stating that the Hartford club
was too fast for the teams now play
ing in the circuit. George Bone knew
what they were able to do and appre-
ciated the fact that only by the keen
est sort of baseball strategy could the
visitors be overcome. 1t was with
this idea that he sent Phil Corcoran
against them This last named gen
tleman has got the "noodle"-as the
expression goes-that is, he Is one Of
the headiest twirlers in the league
Perhaps his chief asset Is his ability
to keep the sphere away from the
groove" Yesterday he lived up to
the reputation the New Haven man
ager gave him credit for. Fifty per
cent Of the balls Clyde Waters re-
ceived were on the corners and con-
to register but FIVE scattered hits. One
Of these was Of doubtful character.
1t came in the third inning when
Swayne hit a singer back Of first
which Duggan failed to stop. Had he
felded the ball It would have been a
brilliant play but as It happened there
was nothing to do but credit the WIS.,
fling center fielder with a three base
hit.
Having spoken of the locals de-
fenslve game the story must revert to
the offensive hero, Eddie Haven. The
game had gone for almost fourteen
innings and when the local captain
stepped to the plate in New Ravens
half the crowd fairly prayer for him
to get on first. 1t didn't matter much
how he did 1t, the main point was for
him to get there. Evans. the nine
teen year old school boy whom Dowd
got from Hoosc Falls and who had
pitched Just about as faultless ball as
Corcoran, cut loose wild pitch, The
next ball Havel fouled and the indica-
tor stood at one and one. A word
from George Bone-missed by prob
ably everyone on the field save Havel
"a swing, and the game was over.
1t was pleasant to follow the ball as
It sailed over the fence and fairly in
to the woods and then to glance out at
the battlefield. 1t resembled Yale
field after the Princeton football
game last fall and the proverbial
CLANS was decidedly in his ele
ment leading the cheering. 1t was a
great hit. fitting climax to a great
game and everyone was happy In the
the two men-the solid defense and
the capable scoring machine.
New Haven had more chances to
win the game than Hartford previous
to the ending just described, In the
tenth, for instance, Duggan. the first
man up, reached first on Cameron's
error and went to second on a passed
ball. Kid Sherwood was at the bat
and he strung out q beauty just to
the right Of second base. Justice, the
visiting shortstop, cut across at the
ball, grabbed it in and heaved to
Connery ahead Of the local third base
man. 1t was bare faced robbery and
saved the game temporarily for the
visitors as the next two men were
easy outs There is very little to
say Of the game in detail. At the
getaway wallace walked, was ad-
vanced by sacrifice but the next
two flied to the outfleld. 1t was l, q,
for the locals. In the second after
Moves went out by the Casey route
Yancey hit safely only to die as the
next two men went out. After two
men went out in New Ravens half
Duggan reached first on an error by
Moves and stole second, but was left
there as Sherwood famed. In the
third after Evans and Wallace had
gone out Swayne cut the ball through
Duggan and reached third before it
was returned. Gardner popped to
Sherwood ending the anxiety. Wa
ters New Haven's first man In this
inning, beat out hit although Con-
merry muffed the throw after Umpire
Kennedy had called him out. Cor
coran famed and Waters reached
third on OLeary's error. He was
foolishly coached to score on Hay
wards tap to Noyes and was an easy
out at the play, Hayward reaching
first. He stole second and reached
third on Noyes' error, but Piss could
only hit to Evans and was an easy
out. The game went on In this man
ner inning after inning. Three double
plays helped things for each team and
fine running catches were made by
HAYWARD and Peiss 1t was a great
game and ended as described above in
the fourteenth
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