The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-02
Lavcnder's Spit Ball Too Effective Waterbury Drops Game to
 Springfield.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY. New Haven Ut Hartford. Springfield at New Britain. Waterbury at Holyoke. Bridgeport at Merlden.

The bashful New Britain band which trounced the big Hartford nine a few days ago, made a weak attempt to put up a contest closely resembling the national game yesterday but they fail- ed utterly in their endeavors and like fighting heroes suffered the most sev- ere punishment which they have yet been afflicted with this season. By slowly gathering runs from the very opening of the struggle. New Haven piled up total of nine runs while New Britain failed to tally more than one. At no period of the game did the visit ing rufflans give any evidence of com petition. They came, saw and suffered like martyrs.
 Terrell the first bud plucked by the New Britain management to slay the wearers of the handsome uniform of white was most complete failure. For the first few minutes of play the locals gave no evidence of stinging. the vls- itors with defeat and not until two were down in the opening stage of the battle was Terrell embarrassed. Then slowly but surely he descended step by step from the throne of ambition and conceit and being tossed continually from one side of the garden to the oth- CT handed in his check and retired from the ring with half New Britain's share of the gate receipts. His retirement was rumored at the close of the first inning but the official announcement was not made until the close of the fourth period. Hia successor a low built, chunky player esemed at first to imagine the home plate situated at an offset of about ten feet from where 1t really was and before he had recover ed from this perplexing situation the bases were full and but one was down. Then a pretty double play followed by Waterman's huff of a long fly placed him on safe footing again. The ball was quickly tossed to third and to sec ond and before any one realized what had happened the inning was over
 It was in the seventh the lucky sev- enth that New Haven added her final run. The most warlike of the local tribe Abbott cracked out three bag ger after Havel had been given life by getting hit by Howard Simmons walked but Padron and Connaughton made easy work of Zacher's blistering drive The visiting aspirants for the tall end location frantically endeavor- ed to wind in few runs in this last three innings. but there was no green in New Haven's eyes.
 Slugger Marson of the upstate az gregation and Abbott of Daly's Debut ants woofed the ball around yesterday as if the game had been especially ar- ranged to boost their batting average Both players seemed to have specia dislikes for the opposing twirlers. Alb. bolt in his four chances rdew two pass es, single and double while Mar. Marsons drew a couple of bases or balls and three stiff bungles
 Mickey Finn gained a chance to tlr his hat to the fans yesterday by ram. ming one of Phil Corcorans slants over the left field fence for home run. Hc was however the first man up in tho inning and no serious damage wa, caused. It Is in little place like this that such teams as New Britain fai to make the best use of their efforts.
 With the appearance of New Britain on the diamond came the unpropritioue weather which to the fans and players felt like the echo of a wintry wave The players had to jump about to keeT warm and the scribes had to take TIT their belongings and quit the roof for fear of being blown into the swamp.
 By winning yesterday and thanks tc Waterbury's defeat New Haven now holds undlsputed sway at the top oi the Connecticut league ladder. The score: