The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-27
WATERBURY BRACES Durant's New Team Plays Keen Inside Baseball, Downing
 New Haven. HARTFORD LOSES AGAIN HolyolSe Beats Leaders--Even Break for Ponies, While Orators Are
 Victorious.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY. New Haven at Springfield. Waterbury at Bridgeport. New Britain at Meriden. Holyoke at Hartford.
Special to tho Journal- Courter.)

Special to the Journal Courfer)
 Waterbury, June 26.-Waterbury took to-day's game with New Haven by the score of to 5. simply because Durants latest recruits played inside ball and made everything count in the run getting. Outbatted as the locals were 1t may seem queer to many that the visitors didn't come out better, but the fact remains that Bone's men were outplayed in the scientific plays of our national game and aided by several costly errors Waterbury se- cured six runs on the same number of hits. It was an interesting game to watch and the crowd was in un- usual good humor all of which caused Harry Durant to assume the role of Sunny Jim. In Harry O'IIagan tho local management have secured man thoroughly acquainted with inside ball and to-day he instructed his men to attempt the squeeze play which Wr- tually won the game against Hartford on Thursday Two runs were scored on this play and in addition the men were fast on the bases with the hit and run and sacrifice game Higgins who began the contest on the slab for New Haven. got badly tangled up on some easy chances and Phil. Corcoran was sent to the rescue, allowing but five hits. The visitors sent Rogers to the stable in the fifth. but failed to register a safe one off Mcfarland, ha cto np Do He had a deceptive bender which New Haven failed to hit safely and the To- cal fans were greatly pleased with his work.
 The important plays of the game came as follows: In the initial period Fitzpatrick singled and stole second On Swander's out he reached third. although Liggns had the easiest kind of chance 10 retire him. On the squeeze play Nichols bunted in front of the plate, scoring Fitzpatrick. Higgins fumbled his bounder and then threw wild to first, allowing Nichols to reach second. OHagan reached N6rst on Simmons error, while Nichols halted at third from where he scored on NShincel's out to Simmons. Corcor- an here went in and the next two men were easily disposed of. At the open ing of the third after two were out, Plelss was hit in the back and by some of the fastest sprinting ever seen here. scored on Havel's hit. On the throw to catch Pleiss. Havel reached second from where he scored when Miller dropped Simmons high fly. The visiting clouter arrived safe- ly at second on the misplay and came dashing home on Zacher's drive through Murphy. Westerberg walk ed. but Sherwood sent long fly out to Swander
 In their half Durant's troupe also scored three times. Swander was passed. stole second and arrived at third on Nichols sacrifice to score moment later on oHagans bang for a base. shincel got to first on West erberg's error. Mulaney got an in- field hit as no one was on first to re- ceive the sphere from Simmons, who fielded 1t. Miller hit to Westerberg who forced O'Hagan at the plate, but Murphy singled, Shincel and Mullaney tallying. Rogers flied to Pleiss. end ing the period.
 The following inning after two were out. Cornell hit safely and Pleiss fol- lowed with pretty bunt which Mur- phy couldn't get to first in time. Havel got a pretty bingo and Um- pire Kennedy called Cornell out at the plate when he clearly slid around Shincel.
 The fifth saw another squeeze play successfully pulled off shincel hit safely and purloined second. Mulan- ey's sacrifice placed rim on the hot corner and Miller dumped the ball down while he ran in.
 In the sixth Sherwood got a two- bagger and went to third on McKeon's out to be brought home by Corcoran's 8 timely swat Here Rogers was re- moved and McPartland entered the bo, and the next two batters could do nothing. The visitors made game attempt to tie the score in the ninth. Pleiss walked and went to second on Havel's sacrifice. Simmons filed to Miller, but when Mcfarland made a wild pitch Plelss cantered to third Zacher made a plppih attempt to bring him home, meeting the ball suuarely in the nose, but 1t went al- most straight at Miller and the game was over. The summary: