The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-16
NEW HAVEN BEATEN Meriden Takes Game from To- cals--Home Runs by Sof-
 fel and Zacher. D0WD'S MEN BREAK EVEN New Britain and Hartford Divide Hon. ors, While Orators and Ponies
 Win Handily.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY. New Haven at Hartford. Waterbury at New Britain. Holyoke at Morlden. Bridgeport at Springfield.

The stamina of tho New Haven baseball tossers was unable to with stand the furious onslaught of the Silver city contingent with the willow, who coupled with an errorless game. secured them an easy victory at the prairie yesterday afternoon. The game, however, was Interesting, many hard bingles being participated in. Zacher secured his share in the game, sending the sphere on an extended trip, which continued its Journey un- til he had crossed the plate in the fourth inning. Soffel. the short stop of the visiting team, also duplicated this performance by coaxing the pill over the fence and sending in Stevens ahead of him. t.
 Meriden put stop to the goose egg accumulation in tho third inning, when they netted run. After Stew ems and Soffel performed the famous Casey act. Wade got single. Accor- sini then hit to Simmons, who failed to hold the ball, thereby advancing Wade to the plate. Golden then caused flelder's choice. which ended In Havel getting Accorslni out.
 The local players then had their chance in the fourth. After Simmons flied to Faster, zacher performed his stunt which was the above mentioned home run. The New Haven players were unable 10 follow this up. the win ming finishing without another tally. Meriden then put themselves in the lead in the next inning. Bridges hit and got to the dizzy corner on Herbst's error. Stevens then got out on the NolteConnell route. Soffel then work ed the game, scoring Bridges. but in attempting to steal second, was cap tured by Havel, who received the throw from Waters. Wade succeeded Soffel with a fly to Zacher, who easily smothered the ball.
 Not content with this the Meriden nine squeezed in two more runs in the following inning. Aocorsini flied to Havel and Golden scooted for first, getting four wild ines from Nolte. Faster was onto his job and safely lunzed advancing Golden. Barbour, who got busy lacing out a hit for three bases and knocking in both Golden and Faster. Cote followed and walked to first It looked rather dubious. for the New Haven players, but Bridges and Stevens took different trips, taking the Nolte, Sherwood line and Cornell, Nolte valley respectively.
 The New Haven prairie guardians were then aroused with the result that they got two runs. Pleiss perambulat- ed towards first with base on balls, and Havel flied to Soffel, Simmons three-b bagger came in timely, scoring Pleiss. Zacher knocked the cover of when he flied to Golden, scoring Sim mons. The batfest stopped right there. for although Herbst singled Sherwood hit to Faster, who threw him out at first
 In the opening of the final inning the visitors just demonstrated that they were determined to put the game on the fee vault, scored two more runs. After Bridges flied to Pleiss and Stevens singled, Soffel smashed the ball over the fence, while he and Stevens waltzed around the bases to wards the plate. Thinking 1t was enough Wade flied to Zacher, while Accorsini tapped the ball to Sherwood When the New Haven players took their turn at the plate. they were able to accomplish very little, the game going to Meriden by the to 2 score.
 Following is the summary.