The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03

The wonderful pitching Of Pete Will
son yesterday at the Savin Rock
grounds was a great factor In New
Ravens defeat at the hands OF our
neighbors In Hartford In a game re-
plete with interesting features. This
same chap has had It on US before but
his performance yesterday was the
best seen at the Prairie this year for
he held our sluggers absolutely help
less throughout and Blondy Zacher
was the only local player who could
solve his delivery at all. In the fifth
Harry Noyes, born and bred In this
city and rest assured we are proud of
the fact. robbed him of clean drive
by knocking the ball down and easily
throwing him out. More about Moves
later. Zacher, however, was not to be
put aside by this brilliant third base
man and In the eighth caught one on
the nose and drove 1t close to third and
out to left for two-base hit. When
Wilson passed Sherwood everyone
thought the long awaited rally was
about to be realized. but alas sad to re-
late there was nothing doing. Some
where the kind faced old cows are
happy beside the babbing brook and
somewhere Ferdy, the freshman is at
home from college relating the story of
home run drive In the eighth that
Won the game for his institution Not
so with any local youth for after Wa
i. ters had advanced both men on his out
big Andy Herbst who was sent to bat
for Carrick did the Casey act and
Westerberg followed suit. Too much
Wilson, that's all. Sharing the days
honors with his pitcher was field cap
tain, Harry Noyes of the Hartford
baseball club but O resident of New
Haven His record of twelve chances
In the field, some of them Of the hair
raising order and all without mispay
and three safe hits out of four times
up. We simply had to doff our hats
to the visiting third baseman and al
low that If anyone on the opposing
team had to send lis down to defeat we
could think of no one who had our best
wishes more than himself We were
beaten and that fairly but as baseball
goes had 1t not been for fatal error
Of Havels In the fourth the game
might have been extended for over
time periods without score. 1t happen
ed In this way: After two men had
been retired, Noyes singled. On the
hit and run play. Simmons was decoy-
ed over to second base for the throw
to catch Moves when Yancey hit direct
ly In the open spot between first and
second and the ball went out to Havel
In right. He at first intended to get
Noyes at third and seeing that It was
impossible hesltated while Yancey who
had turned first started for second, and
suddenly changed his mind and darted
back towards first. Havel had all the
time In the world and the easiest
chance ever to get him and retire the
side but threw wild to Lachance ant
Noyes came In. Justice hit an easy
bounder to Westerberg who booted 1,
while Yancey who had reached third
on HavePs wierd peg trotted home
Casey went out and everyone's hear
followed suit. These errors settled the
game and It was unfortunate for Bill
Carrick was In great form and un.
doubtedly would have held the visiting
men down without run. Tho visit.
ors scored again In the eighth. Tailor
hit safely and reached second wher
Lachance dropped Carricks throw tt
get him mapping. The next two mer
filed out but Noyes singled and Fallol
eprinted home.
Sherwood played beautiful game Il
the field making pretty catch of &
foul fly In the third and assisting II
O snappy double play In the second
which cleared the sacks and ended tn,
inning. 1t was hard to lose but W,
took 1t in good part remembering tina
the season is yet young
The summary.