The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-02
POLICE PROTECT UMPIRE KENNEDY Local Fans, sorely Tried at Rank Decisions, Rush
 Out Upon the
 Field. NO CASUALTIES TAKE PLACE Silver City Men Take the Game by Score of 2 to o, But Protest
 Is Likely to Be
 Made.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY.
New Britain at New Haven. Springfield at Waterbury. Hartford at Meriden. Bridgeport at Holyoke.

Hartford at Meriden
 Bridgeport at Holyoke.
 Charlie Kennedy who Is in charge of the indicator holders of the Connecticut league was the chief attraction at the Savin Rock grounds when Meriden and New Haven played a game of ball yes terday afternoon. The lump" was de- cldedly off in his vision and the contest was delayed on several occasions be- cause of ludcrous decisions-all of which. strange to relate were given : against the home team. The climax came. however, in the ninth inning in the following manner: It was New Ha- ven's last chance and Simmons, she first man up reached first when Pas tor drew Accorsin off the initial sack to receive his wild peg. The crowd began to get delirious and one could scarcely hear Kennedy when he an- nounced his decision on tho balls and strikes. "Blondy" Zacher was at the plate and the score stood two balls and one strike. The next one went wide and Kennedy motioned to Zacher to take his base. Most of the crowd thought that he was actually entitled to his base and no doubt In the ex- cltement of the moment the player in question believed 1t himself At any rate he dropped his bat and trotted to- wards first. Simmons at once walked down to second and Robarge the vis- iting backstop shot the ball to Sof- fel who tagged the local second base man. Kennedy immediately called him out and a riot seemed certain. It was clearly a case up to the umpire himself. In all fairness to Simmons and Zacher he should have recalled the batter to the plate and sent Simmons back to first. Had he not clearly mo- tioned for Zacher to go to first the sit- uation might have been different, as 1t was he was badly muddled in his ultl- mate decision. All through the game he missed strike after strike on Herbst putting the big twirler in bad holes out of which he cleverly made his way ,,much to the pleasure of the fans, ! Again when the locals threatened to break up the game on several occa- sions one of his mistakes would inva- riably set them back. For instance n the seventh Zacher singled and was advanced to second on Duggan's sacri- flee. Kid Sherwood lined one out to center field and Bridges cleverly knocked the smash down, Sherwood beating to second. He slid and was sitting on the base when Pastor re- ceived the sphere and touched him. Kennedy called the runner out. This was both humorous and pathetic and the game was stopped while the local manager begged the lump to brace up. Clyde Water was so disgusted with 2 Kennedy's decisions that he informed him that he was suffering from an overdose of Hack of eyesight." Con- nell caught out the two remaining inn ings as Kennedy benched Waters. The crowd swarmed out on to the field when Kennedy called Simmons out in the final inning and for some moments trouble seemed inevitable. The New Haven players and West Haven police surrounded the unfortunate man and eventually the game proceeded As the police escorted him from the grounds to the grove, the organ at Wilcox's was playing Honey Boy" al of which started the wags talking and some very unkind remarks were passed concern ing Kennedy. George Bone made a mistake In not withdrawing his club from the field early In the game. He knew the conditions and probabl, stuck 1t out in order that the fans could at least see a full nine inning game. President Tracy of the Con- nectlcut league will be appealed to an6 1t is probable that the game will have to be played over again. In full Jus tice to the local team yesterdays game certainly should not count as the um. piring was nothing more or less than a joke.
 Meriden scored in the first on Sof- fels hit, his stolen base and Accorsi. ni's hit. In the second the visitors tallied again. Bridges singled, Cote walked and Robarge bunted between Herbst and Sherwood reaching frs safely and filling the corners. Stevens popped to Waters. Soffel filed to Sim. mons and Bridges scored before the To. cal second baseman could get the bal to Waters Cote was caught at thirt by Waters a second later ending the inning, Stevens the visiting pitch T got away with the game in surpris. ing manner. He blew them over anG outside of his Splitter had nothing but a glove. Notwithstanding this the locals would probably have won out had the lump" been on to his job A, corsini's batting was the only feature ' The Summary:
 New Haven.