The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-19
HALLlGAN HIT HARD
New Haven Easily Defeats Mer.
iden, Getting Good Hold
on Third Place.
ORATORS BEAT HARTFORD
Overtime Game, Bridgeport Winning,
rs Do Springfield and New
Britain.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TODAY.
New Haven at Holyoke.
Meriden at Waterbury,
Springfield at New Britain,
Hartford at Bridgeport.


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'Meriden, May 1S.-The New Haven
baseball club made their initial bow to
Meriden fans this afternoon and made
u most favorable impression, easily
taking the local club into camp by
q score of 10 to 8. Everyone Of the
visitors hit the ball on the nose and
IIalligan, Meriden's clever southpaw,
had an afternoon of great discom-
future as the reorganized New Haven
team hit him in almost every inning.
Stoup on the other hand was very
effective, allowing but five scattered
hits. His support was perfsct. the
visiting nine playing errorless ball be-
hind him. 1t was simply another
case OF the best team coming out on
top in as easy manner as the score
indicates. There were several sensa-
tional fielding stunts performed BY
Connell, Soffel and Barbour, while
Cote was kept busy throughout the
entire nine innings Knocking down
terrific line drives close to the left
fled fence. Outside of these plays the
game was embarrassing. New Haven
began to break the game up In the
second inning. Zacher, the first man
up, was hit in the side by Halligan
Duggan walked and kid" Sherwood
moved them both up. a base with a
neat sacrifice. Waters, who got back
in the game for the first time since
last Wednesday, was hit by one of
Halligan's benders, .flling the corners.
Stoup drove one at Accorsini. who
throw home. forcing Zacher at the
plate. Connell was hit in the back
and Duggan was forced in. When
Halligan gave Pless free ticket and
forced in another run -Waters--the
crowd yelled for him to be sent to
the coop. Havel ended the inning by
driving the. sphere out to Golden.
Score. New Haven 2, .Meriden 0.
In the first half of the third Lush's
men added another tally on two
Dagger, by Simmons, Zacher's out and
two sacks by Duggan, which scored
Simmons. Sherwood flew out to Wade
and Waters famed, In Meriden's half
of this inning, Bridges walked. AS
he, had been spiked in recent game
with Hartford, Tom Tuckey got on
first to run for him. Halligan failed
to connect and went back to the
bench. Soffel walked, but the best
Ham Wade could do was to fly out
to Zacher.. Accorsint got Meriden's
first hit---a clean drive out to Pleiss,
who held Tuckey at third. Golden,
however, met one on the big end and
Tuckey and Soffel scored. Jerry Con-
nell was on the job and caught Golden
as he tried to stretch the single into
an extra base and the side was re-
tired. Score, New Haven 3, Meriden
2.
New Haven worked In another run
in the fifth. Simmons popped to
Bridges, but Zacher hit safely. Pleiss
hit one through Halligan for base
and Sherwood flied out to Golden.
Waters got busy and singled, scoring
Zacher Stoup ended 1t all by driving
one straight at Soffel. New Haven 4,
Meriden 2. -.
Again in the sixth the visitors scor-
ed. o.Connell flied to Wade. Pleiss
dumped one in front of the plate and
Aecorsini booted Bridges heave.
Hayel hit one too hot for. Soffel to
handle. Simmons sent one up to
Golden and ''Blondy' Zacher banged
out a beauty, scoring Pleiss. Duggan
fouled out to Barbour, retiring the
side. New Haven g., Meriden .. In
Meridens half of this inning, Connell
made a beautiful running catch of
Barbour's fly and CLANS, who went up
with his revenue" to encourage the
New Haven men, let out one If his
famous Indian war whoops. Tie
game was stopped temporarily, till
everyone could get back to earth.
Meriden fans are not used to this sort
of. thing and 1t came like bolt from
the clear sky.
In Meridens half of the seventh
Cote was put out of the running by
Duggan. Bridges went out Simmons
to Duggan and pitcher Halligan sent
out along fly close to the right field
fence. Council almost got 1t but
stumbled as the sphere struck his
hand and Halligan easily reached sec
ond. Soffel singled, scoring llallisan
while Wade ended the inning by hit
ting to Simmons who forced .Soifel out
at second. New Haven 5, Mertden B.
In the eighth Pleiss hit safely and
Have sacrificed him to second. Sim
mons popped to Bridges but Zacher
got his third safe bngo, bringing
Pleiss across the rubber. Dlggan
flied out to Robarge, retiring the side.
New Haven 6, Meriden 8.
New Haven put the game In their
grip in the ninth. Sherwood got a
free ticket and Waters hunted safely
and accidentally struck Robarge, who
was on first to receive the throw, In
the mouth He was forced to leave
the game, Pastor taking his place at
second Stoup laid down another
hunt, but was thrown out at first.
Pastor who received the throw, was
asleep and calmly watched Sherwood
dash home on the play. 1t was clever
base running and the Meriden men
Were,caught mapping. Council drop
ned a safe bunt along the third base
line, filling the bases. Pleiss got to
Hrst on Pastors misplay Waters
scoring. Havel flied out to Barbour.
simmons drove one out to Cote, who
dropped the ball, allowing Cornell and