The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
Especial to the Journai-Courier.)

Bridgeport at Hartford.
Especial TO the Journal Courler)
Hartford, May 27.--Tuesday after
noon, shortly following the Water
bury-New Haven contest at Reidsille
the New Haven ball tossers were
startled by an explosion and Cor some
few moments thought that small
earthquake had broken out up north
towards the state capitol, but to-days
contest on the Nethersileld avenue
grounds proved that 1t was an omen
OF impending disaster to George
Bones hopes for victory over the
local nine. Despite the oae-sided
score the little affair up here this af-
ternoon was interesting from start to
finish. Ii was one OF the finest hit
ting games witnessed here in many
moons and there was a sensational
catch in almost every round. Harry
Noyes, who learned baseball years
ago in the City OF Elms, was the one
large thrill he got four hits out of
as many times at bat and In addition
to playing brilliant and perfect field
ing game made one OF the srandest
catches ever seen in this city. 1t
happened in the fifth. Duggan, the
first man up for the visitors, singled.
Bill Haywood, who followed him,
caught one OF Schumans benders on
1.-The big end, driving 1t between third
base and short stop and some feet
above the inhelder's head, lie left
the ground, put up his gloved hand,
caught the sphere and doubled Dug
Igan at first This was one of the sem
cations.
"Blondy" Zacher was not far behind
the local captain and on two separate
Occasions robbed Casey of sure three
base hits, taking the ball in Each In
stance off the fence In deep right CEN
ter. Tom Dowd had kept big Schu-
man done up In cotton for the game
to-day and he worked magnliccntly
Simmons and Zacher being the only
New Haven men who could consist
emily solve his change OF pace. Herbst,
the visiting twirler on the other hand,
was not In his usual form and the To-
Gals found him at opportune times
though his support was mediocre,
Captain Havel having trouble with his
throwing arm. However, to sum 1t
all up New Haven was outclassed in
all departments of the inside game.
Hartford ran the bases In q whirl-
wind manner and played the hit-and-
run game and the sacrifice game with
the utmost skill. There is not the
shadow of doubt, II to-day's playing
by the locals is a criterion, shat they
have far and away the cleverest set OF
ball tossers In the circuit. AS to the
game.
At the getaway Wallace lined out
q two-base hit, Swayne sacrificed,
Gardner hit to Havel who threw on
the first bound to Council. Runner
and catcher collided at the huber and
the New Haven catcher dropped the
ball. Wallace scoring. Connery went
out and Harry Noyes banged out his
first of four bingos-a pretty two-bag-
ger, scoring Gardner. Yancey hit one
too hot for Kid Sherwood to handle,
but he cleverly blocked 1t, the sphere
bounding over TO Simmons, who see
ing Noyes off third snapped 1t back
TO Sherwood, the latter tagging Noyes
and ending the excitement.
IA Again In the second round Justice
singled. Casey sacrificed and Schu
man walked. Wallace singled to tight
field, scoring Justice, Schuman and
Wallace landing on second and third
respectively Swayne went OUT, but
lGardner hit safely and Schuman and
Wallace tailed. Connery flied out.
Once more in the. third the locals
added to their total. Noyes walked,
Yancey went out to Pleiss, Justice hit
Ito Herbst who threw to Havel, forcing
lNoyes In attempting to make a dou-
lble play the visiting shortstop over
threw first. Justice reaching second.
Casey hit to Havel who throw low to
first and Justice romped home. Schu-
man hit to Havel who threw to Sim
mons, ending the inning.
In the fifth Noyes singles. Yancey
sacrificed and Justice flied out 70
Hayward. Casey then banged out a
three base hit against the left field
fence, scoring Noyes. Schuman
punched the ozone.
In the seventh the visitors awoke.
Simmons, the first man up, caught
one on the nose and reached second
from where he scored on Iacher's
hit. Blondy' stole second and as
there was no one on the second sack
to receive Caseys heave he kept on
to second. Duggan struck out. Hay
ward hit a screamer to Justice, who
knocked 1t down and retired the run
ner, though Zacher scored on the
play. Sherwood walked but Herbst
popped to Gardner, ending the rally.
In the locals half Noyes got his
third safe one. Yancey walked and
Justice advanced botn runners on u
neat sacrifice. Casey then slammed
the ball to fence, but Zacher made a
wonderful catch. Noyes came home
on the play. Schuman singled, scor-
tng Yancey and Wallace struck out,
In the eighth Hartford scored three
more on Noyes' swat for three bases,
two errors. stolen base, another hit
and q long fly to the outfeld--Casey
hitting the pill and Zacher making an
other sensational catch. The crowd
cheered him for IT, He then came
to the bat In the last inning and hit
safely and went to third when schu-
man made wild peg to catch him
mapping. Duggan walked. Hayward
flied out, Sherwood scored zacher on
his hit but that was all as the next
two men were easy out.
The summary: