The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
 LOCALS BREAK EVEN New Haven Divides Honors With Bill Hanna's Troupe
 of Cubans. OTHER LEADERS WIN OUT Hartford and Springfield Successful, as Is Holyokc Against the
 Tailenders.
OTHER LEADERS WIN OUT
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING,
GAMES TO-DAY. New Haven at Meriden. Waterbury at Springfield. Holyoke at Bridgeport. Hartford at New Britain.


 New Haven at Meriden.
 Waterbury at Springfield
 Holyoke at Bridgeport.
 Hartford at New Britain.
 New Haven and New Britain broke even in double header at the Savin Rock grounds yesterday afternoon, the locals winning the first game by the score of to 2, the visitors taking the second contest, to 2. Several spec tacular plays were seen during the afternoon and pitchers record--only three balls pitched during sn inning was made by Herbst of New Haven. The hitting was light on both sides, the horne team getting five hits in the first game and seven in the second, and the visitors connecting for seven during the first contest and only five during the second.
 First Game.
 The first game of yesterday after noons double header was won by New Haven because of q few costly errors by the visitors. New Britain went up In the air in the fourth. the pitcher walking one man. allowing two hits and making an error. which, added to an error by the catcher. gave the locals three of their five runs and practically put the game on ice.
 New Britain started the scoring in the second. McCabe, the first man up, singled and went to second on a passed ball. Burns was passed to the initial bag, and both runners ad- vanced base on Bunyan's sacrifice. Cabrera was an easy out. Carrlck to Lachance, but Rufange hit, scoring McCabe and sending Burns to third. Burns was left at the dizzy corner, however, Rufiange getting caught be- tween first and second and making the third out.
 Another run was scored by the vis- itors in the fourth. Waterman con nected with the ball for three-bag- ger, and crossed the rubber on Burns long fly to left field.
 Three runs were made by the locals in their half of the fourth. Pleiss walked and went to second on Zach CTS single. Simmons, drove the ball to Bunyan, who used good judgment in forcing Pleiss out at third. On Pleiss out, Zacher went to second. Sherwood singled to left field, Mar sans threw the ball home to Ruiange, whos muffed 1t, allowing Zacher to tally, Simmons to rest on third and Sherwood to remain at second. Pitch CT Padron then made a motion as if to throw to third in an effort to catch Simmons off the base. but the ball went wild and both runners crossed the rubber. Havel flied 10 Marsans and Waters famed. retiring the side. New Haven's fourth run was added in the following inning IIerbst singl- ed and went to second when Almeida made an error of Councils grounder. Both runners advanced base on Pleiss' sacrifice, Herbst crossed the rubber and Cornell went to third on wild pitch, but Connell was left at third as Zacher famed and Simmons grounded out to the pitcher.
 The last run of the first game was made in the eighth inning by Zacher, who lined the ball over the left field fence for home run after Pleiss had flied to Waterman. Simmons again died on a grounder to the pitcher. Sherwood drove out a two-bagger, but was left at second, Lachance grounding to Burns and retiring the side, with the score standing to in favor of New Haven.
 
 Second Game.
 New Britain won the second game of yesterday afternoons double header in the opening inning when they SCOT ed three runs. Marsans, the first man up, flied to Simmons. Almeda walked and went to second, when Waterman reached first on Herbsts failure to handle his bunt McCabe drove a fly to deep right, which ad- vanced each of the runners a base Burns singled scoring Almeida and Waterman. Burns then stole second went to third on Bunyan's hit, and scored on an error by Waters. Long lawn went to second on the throw to catch Burns at the plate, but was left there, Cabrera flying out tc Cornell.
 For the next six innings both sides batted weakly and failed to score The monotony of goose eggs was broken in the seventh by the locals who sent two men across the rubber Herbst drove out a double, Connel walked, and both advanced base or Pleiss' single. Zacher then drove the ball through Cabrera's legs, scoring Herbst and Cornell and advancing Pleiss to second. The latter wa' forced out at third when Simmons hit to Bunyan. On Pleiss' out Zach CT wnt to second. Sherwood then hi to Almelda, who threw Simmons ou at second. Lachance grounded tt Cabrera and was thrown out at first making three down.
 |. In the last inning the locals ha( two men on bases with only one down but double play ended the game with the score standing to in favoi of the visitors
 Score of first game:
 First Game.
 New Haven.
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