Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-23
THE DIAMOND
BOYS KNOWN HERE
 WHO DID WELL
Joe Counor Got His Batting Eye Back and Maggart Played
 Fast For Springfield.

Springfield and Bridgeport game from the Springfield Union, in which several players known to Wa terbury took part.
 Just when Jim O'Rourke was gloating gieefulr and making pois, like r-r-r~eycnge yesterday, Spring field swatslicks hogan 10 hump his prize pitcher And though the hump Ing wasn't had one il gas kept up long enough to pull the Ponies from the rear and finally to put them in front after one was out in the ninth. Bill Yale was the man who delivered the blow that almost killed Pa O'Rourke and made the score Springfield ,, Bridgeport 1.
 Willing worker Waller, known as Red to everyone except his boss, who always calls him John, had been saved up for this game. He is the man on whom his manager put a $5,000 tag when Pittsburg wanted to give him chance to show his paces in the big league. The Orator chieftan, it will be remem- bered, couldn't curb his anger when Umpire Rorty wasn't able to hold back a cloudburst in Bridgeport re- censly, though the Orators had the Ponies 3 to in the fourth inning.
 So Jim swore by the mustache that would be gray only for the dye, that Springfield would be humbled in it's own yard yesterday. Waller wasn't worked in his turn with a view of having him primed for this game. Dan o'Neil sent Murray Par ker against the veteran and the youngster had slightly the better of a big battle. Parker was pounded for a single, double and triple in the fourth, but for the other innings all lowed only three hits.
 Old Hi Ladd, who used to carry bats for his present boss when 0'Rourke first began to play ball, was the only. Orator who showed scorn for Parkers curves. This old youngster banged away for three double. Joe Connor clouted safely three times, too, and swiped three bases, just to show he enjoyed get ting back in the paths after a long slump. Yale hit to lonesome spots twice and Maggert. the new man, drove out one hit and was robbed of another on a sensational catch by Ladd.
 It was on Maggert's first time up and the crack put him in right with the fans, even though Ladd chung hr Inn hp seooped up In his left hand right off his shoe-strings as he dashed in on line drive. Maggert was lively on the bases and Waller showed that -the Springfield man had him worried when he was on second in the ninth just before scoring the winning run.
 The Orators opened up with an easy run, which got it's inception on pass to Sonny Jim O'Rourke. Standard dropped the throw from Parker after the umpire had called Cassidy out at first on his bunt. Kennedy. of course, quickly shifted his ruling when the ball dropped and each man was advanced on Beau mont's sacrifice. Bertwhistle hit hard to Yale and was out at first, Bill being unable to recover 10 stop c Rourke from scoring.
 ConnoT got two bases on his iiy to short center after Rising had flied to Miller and was caught trying to make third on Standards out to Ladd. The Ponies didn't get another man on unil the fourth, in which inning the Orators had annexed two tallies. Beaumont opened that ses- sion for Bridgeport with a two-base clip past third and moved up a base on Ladd's clip to left. after Bert wB- famed. Hits sacrifice fiy to Waite brought Beaumont in and Ladd went to second when Waite made a useless attempt to stop Beau mont.
 Phelan planked the pill far over Rising's head for three bases, SCOT ing Ladd. Miller making the third out on grounder 10 Stanksrd. de Springfield half started with d clean hit by Rising. who was called out on second when Waller threw to Hilt after handling Connor's hunt. Joe stole and after Standard had siTulled on balls. came in from sec Ond on Maggert's sharp hit 10 left. Maggert was doubled up with Waite on Chet poke to Jimmie O'Rourke.
 Hilt's error on Risings grounder Cunnor's hif and Standards Outfeld sacrifice brought run in the sixth, and the tying run came in the eighth on RisinE's pass and steal and Con- n0r's clever place hit 10 right hsld Burns had opened the inning for Springfield with a two-baEEer that Cassidy tried to pull on the left. field fence. but after reaching third on a dropped throw by Hlit. was caught oE when Rising started For second. Waller outEWessinE the run. ner. who started for The plate.
 It took sharp playing Co keep thc Orators back for the rest of tho game. Rising's fine throw in the eighth being a Jig helper. T.add' two-hase Iafrup had followed a pass to Bertwhistlc. who tried fo score from third on Hfits fy to Rising Pop put the ball back Co the plate fast and Bertvhis.le vas tagged The winning run came on a pass "a MaEEsTf. Waife's sacrifice and Tale's hit to right. Had Bsrtvhisfle play. ed the bound eieaniy. he might hara had a chance to get MaEzert at ths piate. bgf he fought The buIb for a seeond and then it was too lata Go throw The score
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