The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-22
HERBST'S STAR DAY Local TWirler Pitches Success fully for Twenty-four
 Great Innings. TAILENDERS TAKE GAME. Springfield and Hartford HandiIy Blank Meriden and Bridgeport,
 Respectively.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING
GAMES TO-DAY.
New Haven at Waterbury. New Britain at Metiden. Hartford at Holyoke.
 Bridgeport at Springfield.

Hartford at Holyoke.
 Bridgeport at Springfield.
 New Haven fans yeste day after noon had the pleasure of seeing the local team trail in the dust of defeat the Iolyoke club in two of the pret- tiest and most sensational games of ball ever pulled off at Savin Rock. The first came after q wonderful tif- teen inning contest, featured by the stellar work of almost the entire New Haven troupe, by the score of 3 to ?, while the second game vas equally close and exciting, but not carried into extra innings. This was won by Bone's men by the score of to ] and the figures tell well enough of the closeness and spirit of this game So many brilliant and hair-raising plays were in evidence during the matinee s that 1t is difficult to give adequate mention of all the individuals concern ed In them. Without question, how ever, the lions share of the honor goes to Andy Herbst, the local pi;e her who got back in the game after ten days illness and twirled twenty-four innings with two well-earned vict pres to his credit. Not content with beating the Paper Makers in the ovar:ime game he insisted upon twirlng in the sec- ond exhibition and repeated his prev ious performance by holding them down to nine scattered hits. In the fifteenth inning of the opening game he broke all previous records for the Savin Rock grounds by flaming Ahearn, Lavender and Baker on nine pitched balls. Six hits ware made off his delivery and two of these were scratch while he retired on strikes, nine of the visiting aggregation. Sec ond on the list comes Jerry Cornell, whose hitting and daring base run ming had much to do with the locals success in the first game. Time and again Connell put his team in line for the victory and it was he, in the ff- teenth that Singled, reached second on Boucher's error went Co third on sacrifice by Pleiss, to dash home on Havel's tap to the short field and land there by pretty slide under Ahearn, all of which gave us the game. Eddie Pleiss in the second in- ming of this contest made, without question. the most spectacular one- , hand catch of Lavender's drive 70 deep left, ever witnessed in this city. yPleiss turned his back 70 the, ball, sprinted clear to the fen3e, stuck up his gloved hand and while jumping upon the boards froze onto the sphere. In the fourteenth Havel made difficult catch of Burke's high fly which was driven out of it's course by the heavy wind blowing only to be finally captured by the local captain after a terrific sprint from deep right field. As Massey followed with q stinging two bagger, this catch de- serves special mention. In short such was the baseball in evidence during the entire afternoon. The men played together and for the most part gave Herbst good support while there was a pleasing brace in their hitting at opportune moments, If tliis sort of ball can be kept up there is only one place for New Haven and that is at the top. We trust the spurt has be- gun in earnest and yesterdays exhi- bition certainly points to -his.
 First Game.
 Holyoke scored once In the open l,,~, ,,fa x,ti,a Herbst dropped Lachances toss to the Initial sack and went 70 second on Bouchers single. Burke advanced both runners by his sacrifice and De- Ian easily scored on Massey's long fly to Pleiss. New Haven more than evened up in her half, Cornell starting things by hard single to left. Pleiss beat out bunt and both men moved up on Havel's sacrifice. Sherwood got one of his timely binGos in and two runs came tripping across the rubber. The locals added another in the following inning after two men were out. Herbst was hit aud at once stole second from where he scored on Councils swat for a base. Holyoke drew another run III the JltH. Anedrn and Lavender hit safely and went still further on Bakers sacrifice Dolan hit to Simmons who threw to Waters at the plate to catch Ahsarn. The ball slipped out of the local catchers g hands and things looked Lad when Simmons made an error of Waters peg to catch Dolan stealing, Here Herbst frightened up and Boucher and Burke were quickly disp )Aed of. In the ninth Massey walked. Perkins flied to Pleiss and Hambacher hit to Rourke who got Massey at second. Hambacher stole second and as the ball had slipped through O'Rourke' g fingers, rolling in back of him, Ham bacher took a chance and rushed for the dizzy corner. Simmons, getting the sphere, threw over Sherwood s head with no chance of getting the runner and the score vas tied as Hambacher walked home. The game was won in the fifteenth ns already described. The score:
 Holyoke.
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