The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-12
WATERS WINS GAME Local Catcher Takes Close Con- test from Waterbury in
 Seventh. LEADERS WIN ANOTHER Hartford Defeats Brldgeport--Holyoke and New Britain Also Finish
 Strong.
GAMES TO-DAY.
UNWES TU-UAY. New Haven at Springfield. Meriden at New Britain. Hoiyoke at Waterbury. Bridgeport at Hartford.

One of the most interesting games of the season was played yesterday after noon at the Savln Rock grounds when the locals defeated Harry Durant's ag- Bregation by score Of 4-S. It was the kind of baseball that all true fans rave about-the uncertainty as to the ulti- mate winner-causlng eight hundred baseball lovers to bite their lips till the blood came. and then at last to break out In Q mighty roar as Eddie Pleiss sprinted over towards the left field foul line and captured Shlncers fly with George Lachance on third and ending the exciting exhibition. Water bury came here determined to go home with the game and with this in mind tho slab. Durant evidently believed that because his prize twirler had beat en Bone's men up in Rockville a week CT two ago, he could repeat the trick down here. Clyde Waters. remembering that this chap Bronkie was fend with curved ball simply lay back and got up against one of these benders in the 6tRtHlH WILL ulSdSlIouS ItSulls tu lllt Waterbury contingent. His hit, which was home run drive within the grounds. reminded one of Simmons clout off young Parker in the game with Springfield early this week. Be- fore the sphere could be relayed in to Shincel Waters had crossed the rubber and sent Sherwood home ahead of him self. This settled the game, though at all stages the visitors were dangerous, which very fact kept the crowd on edge.
 New Haven almost tailed in the sec ond when Simmons got the first of his three hits. He promptly stole second and went to third when Bronkie made mess of Zacher's bounjer. On Herbst's out Zacher reached second Here the squeeze play was attempted but Sherwood, who was at bat, failed to meet the ball and Simmons was put out halfway home. after which Sher- wood went out Toner to Lachance.
 Elmer Duggan has been In poor health of late and big Andy Herbs' started the game on the initial bag. Al ter an inning he gave way to Connel and each of these men were charged with excusable errors made because ol their unfamlIarlty with this position Tn the third Bastian singled and Shin eel beat out bunt. Bronkie's out ad- vanced both men q base. Corcoran famed Fitzpatrick and the crowd felt easier. Nichols, the old St. Louis back stop, however, was the man to score both men with pretty bingo and con- tinued to third as the ball all but go lost on the throw home to catch shin ell Swander sent out fly to BlondJ Zacher, retiring the side.
 The locals evened up things In quicl time in their half. Waters singled ant went to second on Corcoran's sacrifice Connell's neat infield hit scored him Cornell stole second and went to thirt on Pleiss' out Fitzpatrick to Lachance Havel scored him with a stinging sin gle. Havel went out endeavoring tt purloin second. Tn the following lnnnl the visitors forged ahead again, Mul laney reached first when Cornell fel as he was about to receive Sherwood peg. Lachance sacrificed him to secon' and Bastian brought him the rest O the way on his safe drive to left Tone was easily disposed of, after whicl Shincel singled Bronkie famed, endinl the session.
 In the seventh the locals won tn game. After Herbst had flied out t Swander Sherwood walked and cam in on Waters drive for four bases int center field In the final inning, Water bury looked dangerous, but Corcorai was too strong for them to tie tn score.
 Lachance walked. was advanced ol Toners sacrifice and reached third o Bastian's out. Shincel ended the gam hY flying to Pleiss. The summary: