The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
COMEDY OF ERRORS
locals Misplays, With Gard.
ner's Home Run, Give
1 Leaders a Game.
EVANS BATTED OUT OF BOX
Thirteen. Inning Game Won by New
Brltaln--Ponics and HoIyolSe
Win Their Games.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING,
GAMES TODAY.
New Haven at Waterbury.
New Britain at Hartford.
Meriden at Holyoke.
Bridgeport at Springfield.

pIiubVPoft Ut SprlnBHelQ.
Hartford came. Hartford saw and
Hartford conquered Although the final
act appears to have been the most diff
ficult to perform, still It was the easi-
est, for the locals put up a miserable
exhibition and practically presented
Hartford with the game. All Tom
Dowd's men had to do was TO repeat
their usually good work under Capt.
Harry Noyes and after that was done
why, the game was done, for New
Haven.
Chic Evans, of great no-hit fame,
gave the fans chance to see him in
action. But the fans were sorely sur
prised, for Chic had an off-day and
was forced to retire near the latter
part OF the second inning. The local
players only secured one safe swat off
Evans delivery, but were being contin-
'ually given walking tickets All George
Bones men had to do was to stand In
position at the plate and walt until
Chic tossed four over. The four shoots
delivered we're altogether too wide and
Red Rorty accordingly pointed with his
Indicator toward first base. Two men
logged to first In the first and three In
the second. After two had been put
out in the second the bases became
filled. the three men occupying the
bags having received walking tickets.
Tom Dowd. who had seen the ap-
preaching calamity. had sent out one of
his twirlers behind the grandstand for
little warming up. When the bases
became filled he called Evans out OF
the box and sent In Swanson to twirl,
Swanson, who Is of exceedingly colossal
stature, lowered above his teammates
and began to slzzle them over That
was enough; Swanson had the speed,
curves and head, which Immediately
allayed the fears of the Hartford nine.
over the left field fence. The sphere
sailed majestically through the air and
gradually turned outside of the foul
line The players had already started
to wabble home. but were forced to go
back to their respective stables. All
depended upon Zacher and he was UNI
able to swat safely. He found the next
third. Harry Noyes was taking care OF
the dizzy corner for the Capital city
nine and when the ball tumbled along
he neatly scooped It UP and touched
the bag, forcing out the runner from
second That put the finishing touches
on the New Haven aggregation until
the sixth inning
With the indicator four to one
against them the locals woke up In the
sixth session, getting two runs and
three men on bases. Zacher again pick
ed his willow stick and again every
thing depended upon him. Two of the
I players had succumbed to the fielding
Of the visitors when zacher again
clouted the ball over the left field
fence. The ball went foul and nothing
was doing Zacher then hit to Justice
at short, who forced the man running
from first During this inning lu-
dicrous spectacle was taking place
among the spectators on the open
bleachers. A little sparring exhibition
was going on which divided the atten-
ton of the fans While cheering the To-
cal players when they scored two tai
lies, they would turn about and en-
courage the little slaughter. After a
while matters subsidized and when the
fans next looked at the diamond they
again noticed that their team had fail
ed to make good.
was at this opening that the Hartford
players Jumped at New Haven. They
attacked Carrick, the local twlrer
with vengeance. After TWO of their
followers had put up MES which were
devoured by the locals, Gardner their
second baseman, came to the plate
This individual had previously cracked
out bingo and had the sole honor Of
being the only player who secured a
home run. He accomplished this feat
in the fifth inning when a man was
ON first sack. He first banged the
sphere toward left field and 1t failed
to obey the laws Of gravitation until
after 1t had passed the fence.
All the locals could do was to stand
by and watch Gardner waltz the bases
with an orchestra of applause playing
throughout the dance. This time he
also connected sending out a cafe one
along the third base line. Then Con-
nery,. chief of the visiting clan holding
first sack, began the unstringng Of the
locals playing for during the inning the
locals made three out Of their four err
rors. O'Rourke, shortstop was the
first victim letting Connery's smash
get by him. On his error Gardner took
third sack. Noyes helped the cause
along by adding bunch of trouble.
His clout to right field scored Gardner
and advanced Connery peg. On the
throw to catch Gardner, Connery
reached the dizzy corner. At this juno
ture the comedy Of errors began. Noyes
tried to steal second and Kid Sherwood
threw to Have who let the sphere get
by him on which Connery scored Jerry
Connell who backed Havel up grabbed
the pill and in trying to catch Moves
who continued his journey to third
threw poorly. Kid Sherwood was una
BILE to get the ball and Moves without
stopping kept up until he crossed the
plate.
Such wild and wretched playing by
the locals added one more defeat to