The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-28

THIRD PLACE AGAIN
Locals Reverse Positions With
Holyoke After Beating Her
in Close Game.
PHIL CoRCoRAN EFFECTIVE
Captain Zacher's Spectacular Catch
Prevents Papcrwelghts from
Tying Score.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY.


Holyoke. Aug. 27--Holyoke had
her day OF winning yesterday, and
New Haven decided that II was her
chance at that little game to-day.
Holyoke occupied third place yester-
day. and New Haven, fearing that too
much alliance with that berth for the
locals would probably result in an un-
usual affection for third place, and
would later prove disastrous to the
Elm City nine. took II upon herself
to shove the Paperweights down
peg.
/ They proved themselves worthy
foemen OF the locals steel and logged
joyfully away after having wrested a
victory from the locals in their own
household. What helped them per-
form this was their excellent exhibit
ton, the visitors playing superb ball.
Bingoes, swats. singles and two-bag-
gers were sparse. during the early
part Of the battle. in this region. but
poured In doublefold after the visit
] ors donned their clouting uniforms.
BY this banging method three-just
enough--tallies were chased in, safely
stamped on the bulletin, and the fight
was theirs -
!, The battle royal was a fierce one,
full Of lively acting, and promised to
extend into the extra-inning sessions
1t was beautiful combat for third
place and little poor playing put in
appearance, The play which resulted
In the third and last tally for George
Bones fleet, and which PANIED out
as the winning run, was hasty and
wild heave charged to Massey in the
sixth session. The locals monstrous
flrst-sacker was playing his usual
steady game, and when the pill was
tapped by Havel, the visiting dizzy
corner guardian, with a runner on
third, he cantered in to snatch the
sphere. The pill, however, behaved
queerly. erratically bounding in and
out OF the base line Bill. finally see
ing II go fair, grabbed the ball and
made throw to catch the man
sprinting home. His heave, instead
Of landing at the plate, flew into
{ Havel running to first and struck him
In the shoulder. from where It re-
bounded and tripped merrily along,
allowing the man on third (who was
Herbst) to cross the plate unmolested.
What prevented the locals from get
ting within hailing distance of George
Z Bones men was the stellar work OF
some Of their players, Captain Zacher
in particular.
Many spectacular and erandstand
catches have been made, some OF
which seemed Representatives, Nc
matter how difficult these catches
may have been, they are only satel-
lItes when compared to Blondy
Zacher's beautiful catch In the sixth
inning to-day. Running at full speed
he stuck out his glove and caught the
pill off Masseys bat His long throw
from deep center came with LIGHTNING
swiftness and only allowed one mar
20 cross the plate.
Phil Corcoran, who twirled for The
visitors was invincibe and only al
lowed five scattered hits He wa,
steady at all times and pitched
stronger as the game progressed fan.
ming seven local players Hodge, tn,
local pitcher, started out well getting
many strke-outs, but was later land.
ed on in fine style Scanlon the 10.
cal second baseman, sprung sur.
prise when he sent out home run Ii
the second inning Cornell also bat.
ted we'll for the visitors, getting three
bingoes, 3
The visitors. scored in the third in.
ming, when lCorcoran walked, reached
second on Connells single to. center
i and scored on Herbst's two-baeger
~ The next two innings each brought il
a run. zacher sent hot one t.
Boucher who booted, and was sacri
feed to- second by Reischman
Blondy took third on Simmons gu
and scored on Havel's timely bingo t,
left garden. Herbst made the las
4 run when, after he singled to lef
field, he took third on Reischman'
two Dagger and scored when Masse,
made his wild heave.
The score:
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