Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-22
THE DIAMOND
THE UMPIRE.GOT
 HIS FOR FAIR
The Worst Exhibition of UwpiriDg Ever Seen on Local Grounds
 Other Results.

Battling with might and main
 against ten men yesterday, the Wa
 terbury base ball team at ten min
 utes past six won the victory over
 New Britain, simply because umpire l Rorty could not prevent the win.
 And the reason he could not pre-
 vent it was because ''Spud" Murphy drove out the hit that brought in
 the winning run. Had Burns, the
 New Britain second baseman, pulled | down that hit, for which he made a stab, and doubled up Cote, the game
 might be going until darkness set | in, or until New Britain scored the winning run. Such umpiring has
 never been seen on the local grounds
 since Waterbury entered the Con-
 necticut league. It was decidedly suspicious in it's nature and the
 locals were roasted at every turn.
 Even the few New Britain fans pres
 ent ceased their roofing for their
 own team, when they saw the de-
 liberate mess with which Rorty was
 trying hard to hand over the game
 to their side of the house. They
 joined with the Waterbury rooters
 in clamoring for Rorty's scalp.
 Time and time again did Captain
 O'Hagan protest against the unfair-
 ness and the partiality shown the
 visitors. Finally incensed at the
 raw deal he was getting, he hurled
 his bat to the ground, when wide
 ball was called strike and the act
 cost him $5. The New Britain play
 CTS were laughing outright at the
 unprecedented and what looked. like
 intentional robbing of the locals. On
 base decisions, balls and strikes and
 in every way possible did Rorty try
 to bring New Britain home the win
 ner. Base ball fans, who have been
 Rorty's best friends, looked with sus| picion on his work and argued that
 there might be something in the, de-
 mand of Clarkin of Hartford, tha,
 Rorty be kept away from the Hart ford field. Manager Durant has
 been one of Rorty's best supporters also, and has been anxious to have him work here as often as possible, but he was plainly told by the man. ager after the game was over that his work was decidedly partial and unfair. Waterbury was decidedly lucky to win against the odds posted against her.
 Long before the eleventh inning Waterbury would have come home the winner, with any kind of fair treatment. Both Sillery and Padron | were working well, but Padron had shown some wildness and in the | seventh inning, after he had filled | the bases on free passes he was yanked out and Brown sent up. | Even then we coui4 not get in hit to win the game. When we did get cision would be given against us, which would nip all chances to score a run. New Britain scored their only run in the third inning after and Padron had struck out Marsans, the next man up made a single and stole second and third. Almeida got free pass and stole second and Waterman also walked filling the bases. McCabe then drove one to left and Marsans dashed home. Almeida tried to fol- low him, but Swander made beau- tiful throw 10 the plate and nailed him by several feet. Tn the ninth New Britain made a great try for another score. but Sillery buttoned lp after Cabrera had made a two- base hit. the only one of the game, md the next three men were easy puts. Tn no other inning could thel New Britains find Sillery, for the lad vas pitching the best ball he has yet lone for Waterbury.
 The locals had made but two Iingles of Padron while he re- nained in the box and Brown was working so well, that it looked like ! continuous procession of outs. Tn he eighth luck came our way with ut a hit Nichols slammed one at ,abrera and the latter fumbied 1t ong enough 10 allow Nick to get Irst. Lauder hammered a hot one t Almeida at third, which the lat CT gathered in and then tried 10 { atch Nichols at second. He threw he ball over Burns's head and fhile the sphere was rolling into eep center Nichols skinned home Tith the tying run. Lauder had cached third in the meantime but here he stayed. for the next three len went out. one of them O'Hagan , or interfering with the ball as Ru- ange was trying to throw him out first. We had no further chance : } score until the eleventh, thanks , Mir Imp. Cote was the first man ! D in the eleventh and he took four ad ones. He stole second and was [ lcrifeed 10 third by Shincel. Then [ Iurphy stabbed out his little drive [ trough second and the winning run D as in. The Srnrp.