The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
HERBST AND PLEISS These Two Men Figure Chiefly in Yesterdays Win from
 Holyoke. PONIES BEAT D0WD'S MEN IIartford's Star Pitcher Loses at Springflcld--New Britain and
 Orators Victorious.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY. New Haven at Hartford. Waterbury at Bridgeport New Britain at Holyoke.
 Springfield at Meriden.

Tt beats the band the way this New Haven team gets away with gaines on three or four hits said well known baseball fan yesterday af- .ternoon after the locals had beaten .on Jack Tighe's troupe by. a sccore of 2-1 This little remark when look ed Into does seem peculiar for on Wednesdays game they secured but four safe swats and yesterday only three, yet won each contest handily It goes to prove that they are mak- Ing everything count and this very ability to come out on top without much cloutlng shows that the locals know how to dig up the tallies when the opposing pitcher Is at his best. Herbst was in fine form yesterday and worked out of some dangerous holes In magnificent shape while his field CTS were ever alert and backed him up in approved fashion. Plelss In particular played brilliant game In fact hia work was the feature of the game. In some ways the game was listless and yet the crowd were kPDr OH Iflt dIlNlbuS 0tdN lpi NiN NiaNihR nine innings The visitors time and again threatened to pull out ahead, but in every instance Herbst and his coharts frightened the strings and the .paper makers were retired. The scoring happened in the following way.
 Before either side drew blood the visitors seemed sure to score. This happened in the third inning. Ham bacher flied out to Pleiss. Sindler hit a high fly far out in the right garden and Bill Hayward. who has not been 'ln good health this spring, got tangled up with tho sun allowing the sphere to slip through his hands. sindler reaching third. IL was most ex- cusable error as Hayward was prac- tically blinded by the suns rays Big Herbst put on steam and aided by some fast work by Eddie Pleiss the entire round. in fact belonged to Mir. Pleiss. Jerry Cornell took Hayward g place in right field as the latter of his own free will advised the change.
 Tn the fifth New Haven won the eaniei E Sherwood singled, but was forced at second on Waters hit to Slndler. Herbst reached first of Mas 'seys glaring error Waters landing safely at third by some fast base run ming. Herbst stole second and Wa ters scored on Councils long fly to zamlack Herbst stole second and scored on pretty single by Pleiss. The fast outfelder immediately stole second but was left there as Havel went out Bancher to Massey. Tn the sixth the visitors were dan gerous but failed to score. Rodgers the first man mp. cracked out two base hit, and zamlock walked. Kerr tanned and went to the roost, kicking at Rorty's decision. while the crowd howled. Massey caught one on the nose and Connell made good catch of the drive, doing a little Juggling act just to prove how easy 1t was. Ahearn flied out to Zacher and the trouble~was over.
 In 'the seventh Holyoke sent their single run across the plate after two men were out. Hambachcr reached second on Duggan's error of hit bounder from where he scored on slndler's bingo. Rodgers ended the ! Inning by flying out to Simmons, { Thereafter the excitement was not noteworthy.
 To-day Hartford and New Haven meet on the Wethersfeld avenue grounds In the Capital city and Phil coneeran Is slated to work for the locals. Should New Haven win--as Is expected-they would have a good .hance to lead the league at the end of this week. Quite a few of the lo- gal fans are planning to run up to witness the game. Yesterdays sum- mary: