The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-13
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 Springfield Mass, June 12.--Tf the New Haven fans went half crazy over the Waterbury game at the Savin Rock grounds Thursday afternoon they surely would have joined the crowd at the "giggle factory" had they been fortunate enough to have seen to-days eleven inning battle which went to their favorites by a score of 6 to 4. It was a game so full of thrills, joys and sorrows without an atom of humor to break the monotony that every one left the grounds at 6 o'clock with digestive organs poorly prepared to devour the evening meal. The locals had lost three straight prior to to-day's contest and Dan O'Neil, as did Horatius of yore asked each of his pitchers as to their ability to keep tho bridge from total wreck. MT. Mclean, formerly of Norwich, and last year one of Rochester's star slab artists, deigned to allow that he was the candy kid and begged to be put against MT. Simmons and the other sluggers on the New Haven club. Accordingly he was allowed to warm up with Joe Connor and when Jerry Connell stepped up to the rubber at 3:30 the crowd settled back prepared to see the Ponies hoodoo broken. The Winsted man had an eagle eye and presently logged down the first base line with free tag pinned on his back. Pleiss immediately made his customary neat sacrifice and Jerry too stepped to second. Havel got up against fast ball and drove the sphere to the left field fence where Rising made beautiful catch of the drive and Cornell had trouble In get ting back to second. Look who's here!" exclaimed Arthur, the scout from his seat in back of the press stand and sure enough there stood George Simmons. his handsome fea- lures overspread with look of vio- lence. Guess he can't sting 'em," yelled Eddie Havel from the coaching line and as was perfectly right, Sim mons met the ball on the seam, send ing 1t screaming out to center field at mile-a-minute rate while Con- nell trolled home. Simmons tried to stretch his drive into two-bagger and was out on close decision.
 In the locals half McAndrews drew pass and got around to third, but Lefty Wilhelm was total enigma and there was nothing doing.
 In the next period Blondy Zacher started things for moment with bang for two bases but was left on the dizzy corner.
 The third inning was notable in two ways. both being particularly pleas ing to the Springfield fans. Wilhelm, for New Haven. singled and Cornell attempting to sacrifice, popped up little fly which Connor grabbed, mak- ing a circus catch with his gloved hand and doubling Lefty at first.
 Burns, the first man up for the To- ,cals, swung at a Bpeeder and didn't know he hit the ball. It sailed on line for center field and Zacher sec ling the peculiar way in which the batter went, the sphere came running 1n. However, the deceptive leather seemed to rise and before the crowd fully realized 1t had gone over the fast outfielders sky piece and rolled to the fence. The visiting flelders relayed the ball in--"they tried, Oh, how they tried but they couldn't catch old 'Bumsie'" and home run went to his credit while the genial local manager dug deep and produced a pleasing looking five spot which was duly presented to the local hero amidst great applause.
 In the sixth Havel scratched two bagger and McClean with keen cun- ming passed Simmons. Zach" made a great attempt to score Havel, but Rising was on the job and made great catch temporarily saving the day for his team.
 The following innings things look ed bad for the visitors, but once again Lefty was too much. After Rising had flied out to Pleiss, Luby reaching first on Sherwoods low throw to Duggan. Waite followed with a two-bagger, Burns popped to Sherwood and as Mclean came to bat the crowd arose and implored him to win his own game. Being good fel- low he followed instructions by punch ing the atmosphere three times in succession.
 In the next session New Haven apparently put the game on ice after Wilhelm had gone out to Burns. Con nell drove out two base hit along the right field foul line, but Kennedy called 1t foul To show that there was no hard feeling Jerry followed this pretty bingo to center for base. Plelss sent him to third on q two-bagger and both tailed on Hay- els smash through McAndrews for two bases. McCean this trip thought he would take q chance on the leagues best hitter and Simmons caught the first ball pitched on the nose, scoring Havel. Simmons was retired on his attempt to purloin sec- ond and zacher went out Burns to Yale.
 In the locals half after two were down Yale sneaked a three e-bagger down the first base line though he was clearly out at third. Standard ended the inning by flying to zacher.
 But now comes the tale of woe-- scarcely believable yet nevertheless true to the letter. It was the last of the ninth and Rising had been retired on pretty catch by Pleiss. The score stood to i against the locals and MT, Luby was at bat with two strikes and no balls recorded against 1.I nni hlrln