Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
THE DIAMOND
JUST IN THE
 NICK OF TIME
Waterbury Came to the FiDi,h Strong and Won Out in a Flash
 -Other Results.

Old Pop Nichols was mainly re- sponsible for Waterbury tieing the score in the eighth inning of the game with Springfield at Reidville yesterday. after which they won out in the tenth by the score of to 2. A couple of costly errors by the vis- itors also had their. effect upon the game and handed the contest to Wa terbury just when Dan O'Neill thought he had it all, bottled up. It was a rather even battle from the beginning and although the early innings were trif1e slow, the game later developed into one of those that keeps the fans ready to break loose at any moment.
 Our old friend, Red Rorty was on hand again but his work was much better than on Tuesday, someone in the grandstand remarking that the change came because President Tracy and MT Kennedy, supervisor of umps. were present. Waterbury got all that was coming its way and in the ninth inning Red caused a little cussing among the visitors when he called Bronkie safe at third. ~
 It looked all but over in the eighth when the score was to l with Springfield on the heavy end. But after Bronkie had sent a long fly to Waite, Fitz drove a screaming two-bagger along the foul line in left field. Swander's out Standard to Yale advanced him to third. It was up to Nick" but Joe Connor had Mclean pass him thinking that Lauder would prove easy picking.
 Nick" did not go down on the first ball pitched that would be too much like what Springfield was wait ing for. But just as the ball had been returned to Mclean ''the grand est of 'em all'', started leisurely towards second although he was really pretending to run fast. Nc Lean tumbled right in and slammed the ball to "Chimmie" Burns who went to cover the bag. The boy wonder made mess of the throw and before he recovered himself and had shot the ball to Connor Fitz had landed on the plate with the tieing run. The cheering at the re- cent conventions was not to be com pared with the uproar
 In the tenth another error sent the home team of right for victory. After Murphy had expired on a grounder to Yale, Bronkie sent a low hot drive 10 McAndrews who must have imagined that Bill Yale was about ten feet in height for the ball landed on the bank in back of first. Bronkie took second on the throw and a few moments later gave the Springfield bunch big surprise party by stealing third, the decision being close. Mclean apparently let his feelings get the better of him for he ribbed" Fitz. A short single by Eddie Swander to right field did the rest as it was enough to send the winning tally over the rubber. Those extra inning games are fine stuff, eh?
 Mclean and Bronkie pitched ex- cellent ball but 1t was to latter's all around play that helped materially in the home teams win. He was in the game every minute, had two hits one of which was a two-bag- ger, fielded his position perfectly putting up such an exhibition that after the game Dan O'Neill said, Would that had Bronkie: he is a wonder The visitors had seven hits. three of which went to Rising while Waterbury only found Me Lean for five two of which were doubles. Mac depended mostly On an out curve which broke over the plate beautifully, and 1t is strange that Waterbury did not lace 1t.
 Waterbury broke the ice in the third when Shincel led on with two bagger that burned the air and left a trail of fire behind 1t. He took third on Murphy's sacrifice and scored on Bronkie's bingle to left field which was good for two sacks.
 Springfield's first mark came in the fourth. Maggert. late of Wa terbury got his second hit of the game and reached the half way sta- ton on Connor's sacrifice. But he was forced at third on Stankard's grounder to Lauder. Standard stole second and scored on Rising's single to centerfield. Their other was made inth eighth. Connor skied to Swander but Standard con- nected for a single. went to second when Rising poked out his third hit of the game. Both advanced when Waite was passed and Standard counted when Yale sent a long fly to Swander With second and third occupied Bronkie famed Mike Mo. Andrews. Springfield had not a chance in either the ninth or tenth.