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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
THE DIAMOND
WON OUT IN
 THE LAST ROUND
MeNulty Pitched Winning Ball Against Springfield Results
 of All Other Games.

Our patched up team went to Springfield yesterday and astonished Dan O'Neil and his heavy sluggers by pulling down victory, by the close score of 4 to B. McNulty was on the firing line for Waterbury and had those three hundred hitters bit ing at the bad ones or popping out easy ones all through the nine in nings. But three safe swats were made off the young twirler, while Waterbury was smashing out nine from the curves of the new Spring field boxman, MeKenna. Two of the nine hits were doubles by Lachance and Bronkie. The latter played in the short field in place of Singleton, who has not yet recovered from his injury, received in the game here Tuesday. In the ninth inning with the score tie, three men on bases and two strikes and three balls on Shincel, Parker was sent up in place of McKenna. It looked like foolish move on the part of Manager O'Neil and it proved to be so, for Parker gave another bad ball and the win ming run was forced in. Springfield tried hard to get away from that de- feat, being administered to them by a crippled team, but McNulty had all the goods and delivered them c. o. d. Lepine, Bastian and McNulty were the only Waterbury stickers that failed to connect with the leather. Lachance, Bronkie and Shincel had two each. .ts s=
 The score stood at to 1 in favor of Springfield when the last inning opened, but Waterbury went out for the game with vengeance and smashed the ball and took advantage of every opportunity. When two runners crossed over the plate tying up the score, the Springfield fans and management began to look worried and the change of pitcher was effect ed, and then came the forced in run. Rising, Luby and Waite were the only three Springfelds, who managed to get next to McNulty and Joe Con- nor, who has been slugging the twirling of all the moundsmen, had to be content with just one sacrifice hit. Our old friend Mike Me Andrews, Bill Yale and Tom Standard were tied fast to the mast with brother Joe, as McNulty sent over his famous under hand swings. The score:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
THE SPORTING NEWS.

kept Hartford's hits well scattered. Captain Moves drove in the winning run with one out in the tenth. Gard ner, the Hartford second baseman, made his first error of the season yesterday. Hogan Yancey is to be played in the outfield the latter part of the week. The score: R.H.E Hartford % 040O0O % 0 1--5 10 N. Britain 3 70 0 % % 0 0--4 1
 Batteries Swanson and O'Leary; Long and Rufiange.
 Two-base hit, Finn; three-base hit, Swayne; sacrifice hits, Connery 3, Moves, O'Leary; stolen bases, Justice, Marsans 2, Finn, Burns; double play, McCabe and Burns; base on balls, off Swanson 5, of Long ?; struck out, by Swanson 2, by Long 1; hit by pitched ball, by Swanson l, by Long 1; passed balls, O'Leary 2; left on bases, Hartford 8. New Britain q; bases on errors, Hartford 1, New Britain 2; umpire. MT McCloud; time, ? hours
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
REAL THING IN TwIRLERs
Rube Marquard Watched by Mana
 gers for His Great Work.

Rube Marquard, pitcher for the Indianapolis team in the American as- sociation, is being watched by every major and minor league manager in the country.
 He won the first six games he pitched. Not more than one run was made of him in any game, nor more than three hits. Most of the games were shutouts. That's going some against American association hitters.
 Marquard Is Cleveland boy. He pitched semi-professional ball in that city. doing wonderful work. He fairly begged the owners of the Cleve- land team of the American league to give him trial, but they refused. They said he was too loose-jointed and awkward and his feet were too big.
 If he can keep up the gait he has struck this spring he will be with some major league club next season, feet and all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
MAY BE SIX ROUNDS.

San Francisco. May 21.-It looks as if Abe Attell and Charley Griffin. the Australian featherweight who arrived in New York recently from London. will be matched. Charley Harvey wired Attell an offer to fight Griffin m New York for the worlds champion ship at 122 pounds ringside.
 Attell said:
 Certainly I will meet Griffin in New York, provided he makes I22 ringside and that I get guarantee of SLIGO and percentage of the re- ceipts."
 The date mentioned by Harvey is June 16 and the fight is to be a six round one in New York.
 Charley Griffin, through his mana ger. Harry Pollok. wired to the coast Monday night a challenge to Abe At- tell for battle for the featherweight championship At the same time Charley Harvey wired an offer for At- tell to come here and 7aeet the Ans tralian. Griffin would rather have the bout go twenty or foTty-fve rounds. but Is willing to take Attell on at a shorter route. if necessary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
NEW HAVEN sURPRIsED.

New Haven, May 2i-Everything comes to him who waits for jacks or better. and after many weary hours of wailing the wind, trying to hit the ball and after many instances of hope deferred that maketh the heart sick and the turnstile rusty. Uncle Jim's boys finally put one over on the White Wings while some of the local rOoters gave forth honest cheers for the down trodden Bridgeport crew. The score was 1 to 2 and Bridgeport outplayed us from the start-off.
 Phil Coreoran was the pitcher selected by the local boss as a match for Romer. the southpaw. whom we all remember as a sometimes danger ous fellow. Phil tried to make lt a pitchers battle and succeeded until about the third inning. Then some thing broke. After that it was a pitchers battle until the eighth.
 Everything went along like clock work. save a few dozen rotten deci- sions handed out hy Umpire wHkin- son. who must have had a brain storm or something worse. The score:
 New Haven .. ..OOOOOOoo2-2 Io : Bridgeport ....0O10OU0124 II
 Batteries-COrcoran and Waters: Romer and Beaumont.
 TwO-hase hits. Kennedy, Iadd. Sherwood. Havel 2. Waters: sacrifice hits. O'Rourke. Phelan. Fitzhenry. Romer 2.f Zzeher. stolen bases. Ladd, Simmons: double plays. Sherwood to Duzzsn: left on bases. New Haven 2. Bridrrro-t 2. first base on balls. off Corcorzn I. Of Rorner I. first base on errors. Nsw Haven I. Bridgeport 3: hit by pitcher. Kennedy. ConneIl. PIeiss. struck out. by Corcorsn 2. by Rnmer !: passed bah. Waters. wild pitch. C0ruoran: time 2s0. umpire. Wilkinson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
Other College Games.

At Norwich-Storrs Agricultural college Norwich academy, no game rain.
 At Fordham, N. Y.-Columbia' Fordham game postponed, rain.
 At Exeter. N. H.-Phillips Exeter academy 4, Cushing academy 1.
 At Lewiston, Me-Bates 2, Colby 0.
 At Boston-Notre Dame g, Bos- ton college 0.
 At Middlebury, Vt-St Lawrence 2, Middlebury 1 ell innings.D
 At llimantic-Westerly H. s. IT, Willimantic H. s. 10.
 At New Haven-Yale 3, Amherst 1.
 At Ithaca-Cornell 3, Mich 2, (16 innings.1
 At Princeton-Princeton 3. Penn i.
 At williamstown-williams {, Brown 8.
 At Cambridge-Harvard 8, And over O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
BROTHERS IN BASEBALL.
The Stovalls Near Rivals of the Delehantys.

The record of the Delehanty fam fly with six brothers in professional baseball-Ed, Jim, Frank, Joe, Tom and Willie-probably will never be equalled. There are many cases to. day of two brothers in the game, the most notable of which are the Tannehills, Jesse and Lee; the Hemphills, Charley and Frank, and the Clarkes, Fred and Josh. But beyond two the ability to follow the game successfully seldom runs in a family.
 The three Stovall brothers, who hail from Burlington, la, are not only all in professional baseball, two of them in fast company, but they are notable for the fact that all three are heavy hitters.
 George Stovall is first baseman for Cleveland in the American league. He has been good sticker almost all of the four years he has been with the team, the only exception being slump in the latter part of 1907. This season he has hit bet ter than ever before, and his bat figured in a big per cent of Cleve- lands runs. He is fairly good fielder and uses excellent judgment on the bases.
 Jesse Stovall is a pitcher. He broke into the majors with Cleve- land several years ago, and went from there 10 Detroit. He couldn't win for the Tigers, though he pitch ed good ball. being what is known as a ''hard luck" twirler. He was bought by Louisville, for his hit ting ability. as he had always banged the ball hard for Detroit. For awhile he was played in the Louisville outfield, for his batting, but being called on to pitch. he showed he still had the goods and Is again'a regular .hurler. Recently he pitched a no run. no hit game against Minneapolis. feat with but one precedent in the American asso- ciation, which is noted for its slug gers. Major league managers, in consequence, are keeping tab on Jesse.
 Sam stovall, right fielder of the San Antonio team, is one of the leading batters of the Texas league. Last year he hit .291. This season he has started out at a hot pace with the stick. Already he has more than dozen home runs to his credit. He is a good fielder and ought to break into faster company some day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
THE PUGlLISTS
BETS AND BANGS
 THAT HURT SOME
Tommy Sullivan Slashes Into ; New Comer-Burns Willing
 to Talk Business.

'Tis seldom a manager of an ath- letic club SCOUTS the country for the best man he can find to send him in the ring against man he (the man. ager) is interested in, but that is just what Jim Buckley of the Shar- key A. c. did when last night he put his protege, Tony Caponi of Chicago against clever Tommy Sullivan of Lawrence, Mass.
 F The members of the Sharkey A. c. saw a good bout, but Buckley saw his man lose by big margin.
 Sullivan was the aggressor. He was the cleverest, the hardest hitter and won decisively. Caponi is too slow getting started. He waits for the attacks instead of leading, and herein he lost the bout last night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
COLLEGE GAMES.
Holy Cross Falls Before Trinity in a
 Close Game.

Hartford, May 21.--It was not un. til the eighth inning in the Trinity Holy Cross game on Trinity field yesterday afternoon that the tie made in the first inning was brok- en. When it did happen, Trinity did it. The Trinity boys wished fervently that it was the last of the ninth instead, but Woodle did himself proud in his most uncer- tain inning, and the game ended with the score, Trinity 8, Holy Cross g.. Woodle pitched the most con- sistent game he has played this sea- son.
 Things started off with rush in the first inning. Shay of Holy Cross was given his base on balls, and was advanced to second by Cashen, who got to first on fielder's choice. Bar rvs single filled the bases. Suspense. Carney strikes out. Larkin flies out to Connor. Two gone. Mansfield clouts it to Flanders at third, but Flanders muffs 1t and home comes Shay. Then Stevens gets a hit, and Cashen toddles across the plate. The inning was ended when O'Rourke's s bunt was beautifully fielded by Smith and tossed to first. Trinity was raging by this time. Connor, first to bat, took it out on the field and landed a two-base hit. Webster drew his bases. Then Carroll popped up to big Carney at first. Flanders responded in the pinch and brought in Connor with his single. Webster was brought in on Smiths sacrifice hit. A. l.. Gildersleeve's grounder was we'll fielded, and the inning was over, with the score ? to 2.
 In the second inning, Foley, the Holy Cross pitcher, struck out. Shay got a hit and stole second. Cashen, next to bat, flied out to Webster. Barry now potted a neat hit out in center field, on the strength of which Shay tried to get in, but Webster threw well home and Shay was caught close to the plate.
 In the fourth inning, Smith threw down to second twice in his own neat fashion, and each time Carroll got his man. In Trinity's half of the fifth, N. H. Gildersleeve made two-bagger, and would have come in on Woodle's fly, If Stevens, the Holy Cross center, had not been so anx- ious for something that wasn't his. and caught it after tough run.
 It certainly did look interesting in the seventh, when Woodle was the recipient of a bee-liner from Cashen, and threw it wild to first. Barry appeared on the scene, evil dently thinking, If it's good enough for Cashen, it's good enough for me-" for he handed Woodle one of the same kind, only red-hot off the bat. Woodle plucked it forth from his gory side, and after giv- ing it a throw toward first, fell to the ground. The throw was way up in the air, but Abbey managed to reach it somehow, and the game was again saved.
 Nothing happened in Trinity's half of the seventh, but oh, my! in the eighth, At first, Noodle flied out, but Connor got his second hit of the game, and was advanced to second by Webster's sacrifice. Car roll managed to get hit, and Kan ders hit safely upon which Connor sneaked in. and made the score to 2, winning the game for Holy Cross was unable to do anything in the ninth. The score: R.H.E. Trinity ....200 0001 *-3 5 2| Holy Cross 20 0 000 0 0 0-2 6 0I
 Woodle and Smith; Foley and I I,arkin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
HOLYoKE IS DROPPING.

Meriden, May 21.-Meriden had no trouble in defeating Holyoke yes terday afternoon at Hanover park. The score was 4 to ? and the game an interesting one from start to fin- ish. Tuckey was on the rubber for Meriden and he pitched great game. Five strikeouts, no passes issued, only one man hit and only three hits off his delivery tell the story. The Meriden team played a fine fielding game, only two errors being charged against 1t. Holyoke put Do)an in the box at the outset, but he lasted only one-third of the inning, and Sindler was substituted. While Dolan was in he gave one pass and was hit for double, which scored the man passed. Sindler proved to be better pitcher and he was well supported. The score:
 R.H.E. Meriden ...3 O100"-4 7 2 Holyoke 70 0'002 0 o 0 0-2 3 1
 Bateries-Tuckey and Bridges; Dolan, Sindler and Ahearn.
 Two-base hits, Accorsini 2, Gold en. Ahearn; first base on balls, of Dolan 1; struck out by Tuekey 5, by Sindler G.; left on bases, Meriden g. hits, off Dolan in 1-3 inning; off Sindler in 2-3 innings; stolen bases, Soffel, Barbour, Rodgers; sac rifice hits, Wade, Golden, Pastor, Hambacher; hit by pitcher, Brodie; time, 1885; umpire, Rorty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
BASE BALL NOTES.
Bridgeport here tomorrow.

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 Why couldn't the team have made that finish in this city on Tuesday?
 Great race in this league. with three teams tied for the third posi- ton. It is a sort of a see saw affair to. Waterbury was down in sixth place before yesterdays game and is now one of the three ties.
 There is no player in this league that has anything on Bronkie of the Waterbury team. He is one of the most willing players. too. and can jump into any position and play. Yesterday his work at short was of the gilt edge order.
 A saint would not be able to re- strain his temper over some of the decisions rendered by several of the umpires and when a bad decision is followed up by tantalizing tactics. no one can be too severely criticised for showing little physical feeling.
 What has struck Bridgeport? They have won three games since the hammers began working and the old man is going around with a chip on bis shoulder. looking for the man who said he had no Judgment. or wouldn't loosen up to back up his judgment.
 The knowledge that suspension will surely be his punishment and the fact that for once in his baseball ea- reer he forgot himself. will probably cause Joe connor to lose some of his aggressiveness. a necessary adjunct for good ball player. No one re- grets that little affair more than does Joe himself.
 Hartford Is said to be carrying two or three players. who are not working under their own names. One of them is said to be an outlaw, who is outside the ranks of professional base ball by the ediet of the nation al commission Be good now Hart ford and tell us their names. Water bury vas forced to do it last season
 There Is going to be a great game of ball between Tom Wards Pots and Pans and Jack Sayiesis Crescents on the Hill street diamond next Sunday afternoon. weather permitting. Ward yesterday in a moment or two Of bright anticipation sent a challenge to the captain of the CTsscents and ss the latter has been boiling all over for a game with the kitchen utensils since spring arrived there will be a rzns for fair between tken- But it vuat bs tks Dig gaze thst sto co1e later.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
BALL NINE ADOPTS BABY.
Left in Pitchers Charge BY Woman
 Who Disappeared.

Galveston, Texas. May 1.-The Houston professional baseball club has adopted a nineteen-nonths-old baby. On a train on which were rid ing the members Of the team the players noticed a woman and a curly haired child. The woman requested ". '. Hester. a pitcher. to hold the child for a few minutes. then stepped into another coach and left the train al the next station A note foand on the child gave its name as Edmund Winters. and the ball player decided to adopt the hoy- Before the end of the tourneT every member Of the club fell Id love with the abandoned baby snf entered into a compact to care fer the lIttis one. elect It ths nssoot e the eilb sad prcFids Eood koiza
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Sacrifice hits, Bastian; stolen bases Standard, Rising, Luby, Swander, Fitzpatrick; two-base hits, Rising, Lachance, Bronkie; three-base hit. Luby; hits, of McKenna, in S 2-3 innings; bases on balls, of McKenna ., on Parker 1, of MeNulty {; left on bases, Springfield [. Waterbury II; struck out, by MeKenna 1, by Parker 1: double play. McAndrews and Yale; passed ball. connor; time, 1:45; umpire, Kennedy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
Cans and Nelson Sign.

San Francisco, May 21.-Joe Cans and Battling Nelson last night signed articles for a forty-five round battle to take place in this city on the af- ternoon of July 4. Selig, represent ing Cans, insisted upon the referee breaking the men. but to this Willie Britt, on behalf of Nelson, refused. Cans demanded a guarantee, which Promoter Coffroth refused. Then Selig asked for 60 per cent, win, lose or draw, and finally the division of 60 and 40 per cent was agreed as a winner and losers end.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
JOHNSON THINKS IT BUNCoMBE

London, May 21.-Fitzpatrick says that neither he nor Johnson has re- ceived any message in reference to the Goldfield offer. He believes 1t is all buncombe. Nevertheless he re- peated that he was willing to go anywhere to fight Burns.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
Connecticut League Standing.
NATIONAL. IEAGIrT

At St. Louis-St. Louis, l.; New York. O. acknowledgement and Ludwig; McGin- nity, Taylor and Needham.
 At Pittsburg-Brooklyn, 2; Pittsburg. l. Batteries-McIntyre and Bergen: Willis Leever and Gibson.
 At Cincinnati-Cincinnati. 8; Philadel- phia, o. Batteries-Coakley and Schlei; McQuillan and Dooin.
 At chicago-Chicago, 5: Boston, 8. Bat teries-Reulbach, Fraser and Kling; Dor ner, Bowerman and Ball
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
LEAGUE GAMES THIS wEFk,

Thursdav-Springfeld at Hart ford. Waterbury at HoIyoke. Meri- den at Bridgeport. New Britain al New Haven
 Frfday-SprinEfeld at Holyoke, Hartford al New Britain. New Ha- ven at Meriden. Bridgeport at Va terbuTv.
 Carbohydrates st Springfield. Holyoke at New Haven. Hartford at Waterbury, New Britain at Bridge port
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
our M.n.n aalf.rn Lea.

St Andrews. Scotland Mar 21.- Play h the British wornen's open Eoif championship contest was resumed Miss Anita Phipps of Springheld- Mas is the sole repressntstixs of America left in fhs contest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
Tri-State League.

At Trenton--Lancaster 2. Trenton To.
 At Johnstown - JohnstOwn 4. wiIliamsport 2. At wIlmlngton-Reading 5. wIl- mington .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
JrNIOR LEAGUE RFsIITs.

At Baltimore-Bsltimore 9: Pat .erson q
 Al tPhilsdsiphia-wilminEton s: Philadelphia {.
 A Resding-Reading q; Wash ington 0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
New England League.

At Lynn-Lynn 2. Worcester 1. At Lawrence-Lawrence 5, Lowell f Q1 innings)
 At Brockton-Fall River 2, Brock ton l.
 At Haverhill-Hayerhill s, New Redford 2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
Southern Ieague.

At New orIeans-New Orleans 5, Birmingham 2.
 At Memphis-Atlanta 2. Memphis 2. At Montgomery-Montgomery 10. Mobile [.
 At Little Rock-Little Rock 10, Nashville 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
OF THE CLUBS.

AMEHIIAN LEAGUE.
 At Philadelphia-St. Louis, 8: Philadel- phia. 1. Batteries-Powell and Spencer; Plank and Powers.
 At Boston--Cleveland. 4: Boston. B. Bat teries-Joss and N. Clark; Winter and Carrigan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
Eastern League.

At Toronto-Toronto Q. Newark 1. At Rochester-Providence ', Ro- chester 1.
 At Buffalo - Buffalo-Jersey City game postponed: wet grounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Thomas Graham or L. F. Casey If. Any 12 or 14-year-oid team want. ing a game call on Manager R. Pick. cit. 22 Brennan Place or Captain John McKenna. 2ss Baldwin street. The whippers won six and lost none. The Whippers beat the Pine Hills three times. the Emeralds once, the Liberty Boys twice. They are the champions go far. They would like to play the Liberty Boys Saturday.
 Monroes Business college viii play the Waterbury High School Hustlers. Saturday. : D. m.. at the Golf grounds. The battery for Mon. roe's will ba Zehnder and Burns.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
New York State League.

At Ttica-Scrsnton 2. Utica I. At Albany-AIhany 2. Syracuse Al Troy-Binghamton [. Troy .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Covefsski. the new third hzseusn arrived ia Waterbury yesterday and may get into the game ia Holyoke today. He nay take Basfianis place. vho wi11 bs sent into the outnsld.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
WON N THF TFyTH

Hartford. May sI.-Nsw Britain made three of it's five kIts in the first inning yesterday and after that didn't do nuch with Swanson Lonr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
Atlantic League.

At Newport-Newport 2. Lewiston At Attleboro-Portland 12, Attic boro 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
MANAGER JENNINGS srsPENDEr
He and Wind Bill Donovan WYE
 Have to Explain.

New York. May zf.-Msnzgsf Hugh Jennings of the Detroit team has heen suspended by President Ban B. Johnson Of the American League. pending an investigation of alleged aess of rowdyism during games Saturday and Monday be tween Ssu York and Detroit. resalf. ing in Jennings and Pitcher Wf1llan Donovan Icing ordered frum ths feld hv Umpire E-urst.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
SMALL GAMES.
Still Busy in the Ranks of the
 Amateurs.

otl4l ousN III tuc hdnks Ul lne
 Amateurs.
 The Washington School Juniors defeated the Drummers by the score of 6 to s. The feature of the game was the pitching of F. Wall and T. Shea, and the batting of J. Quinn.
 The Young Acorns defeated the Brass Citys at the Mulcahy lot yes terday by the score of 6 to 3. The feature of the game was a catch hy c. Oswalt. The score: R.H.E Y'g Acorns Oo100OOO2s Brass Citys O0O02 0-343
 Tehan and Hennesesy. Mccarthy and Sweeney.
 Any teams wishing games with the Young Acorns should call on J. Tehan, 3l5 Baldwin street.
 The Washington School Juniors defeated the, South Main Street Juniors by the score of IS to :. The features of the game were the pitching of Barry. the home run by P Hogan and the three baKgers of Barry. Gilhooley and Keefe. The lineup is as follows. ]. Quinn e. F. Wall D. W. Gabriel 10. P. Hogan 2b. J. Costello 3b. T. Shea ss. T. Gilhooley rf. J. Carvey CT. F. Kelley f Anyone wishing a game call on Manager F. Wall or Captain Kelley.
 The Rose Hill Juniors would ike 10 play any I3-year-oId teams in the city. The DTummers or the Pony Juniors of the Forth End pre- fsrred. The Iine-up -s as foIloss: D. Tehzn C. P MuilaIl D Y. Bren- nan ID. j. McGFaw 90. P. Hayes sb. P. C0ughlsn a. T. Brfody. 3. Hayes and W Hayes fsldsrs Any one wishing game call ol P. Hayes. Gss Baldwin street.
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