Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
THE DIAMOND
NO TEAM CAN
 BEAT US LOSING
The Despised New Britains Take a Double Header -A All Other
 Results.

It bc6InS dWIul tO nave lO tdhc luo count twice on the same day from such team as New Britain, but that was the fate that the Waterbury az gregation suffered at Reidville yester- day afternoon. The first pill had a little sugar on it and Waterbury did not go down until the ninth, but the second was mighty bitter and the out fit representing this good old town of ours was handed an 8 to beating. When, oh when, will those oncoming stars arrive? If the team keeps on travelling at it's present gait it will be soon few games below the even mark.
 A couple of new faces frightened the surroundings-at least the fans expected them to do some right smart stunts-in yesterdays contest. They were "Spud" Murphy late of Spring field and Holyoke who held down the third corner and made creditable showing. The other was one Pier rot--his record did you say-who scampered around center field. His scampering was not half bad and his sticking reminded the fans of real live batsman--it was so different. Still he may do better when he gets acclimated.
 About the only feature of yester- days wake was the presence of an umpire other than Rorty. The fans had to look twice to be sure their op- tics were not deceptive, for To and be- hold, there was McCloud on the field ready to play the part of the goat. He was not much better than the sorrel topped shouter but the rooters felt as though they were receiving their moneys worth as long as new um- pire was on hand.
 As the crowd passed into the grounds they received their first dis appointment of the day; the fact that Parker Treat was taking tickets re- moved all doubt as to whether he would do the twirling in the first game. They had been banking on the Waterbury sluggers doing woeful things to Parker's outcurve but req lized that If fences were to be broken by Waterbury wallops, Parker would not play the part of the can.
 Although New Britain had been finding Bronkie often in the first game, they did not make the tallies- that Is. they were not making many. There was a man on second when Padron--he's the fellow from the sugar cane league-went to bat in place of Brown who was doing the twirling for the dirty uniform combi- nation. Pad had two strikes before he knew it. Well, the next ball was So high that 1t seemed the Cuban would have to get a ladder, but he went up all right and nailed it---it went sailing to the fence, the man on base simply crawled home and Pete did not stop until he had gone three fourths of the mile. Ward went on the slab for the ex-Whalers in the ninth but all that Waterbury could amass was the goose egg which of late has been so popular with the home team.
 While the players were intermish- ing and gingeraleing. the faithful in the stands assured themselves that if the ball broke at all we'll, Waterbury
 
 gled up in the second. "Ump" Mo- Cloud announced Herman Bronkie, who has been working nights for the past week. would again do the twirl- ing for the Reidville denizens, and Brown was to serve 'em up again for the players with the suits. the color of which is cross between dirty gray and soiled maroon.
 Waterbury started off like a nine- ty power buzz wagon and in the first inning made twice as many runs as during the entire nine innings of the previous contest. But 1t was only false alarm after all, for during the remaining eight innings only one more man was sent around by the home team. that tally coming in the eighth. Ward. who succeeded Brown after the second inning. had Water bury as helpless as though he had hit lem over the head. He gave only five hits.
 Bronkie might have done well in the second if it were not for his own poor fielding. sandwiched with half a dozen bungles of his fellow players and few good bingles from the bats of the Cuban brigade. Danny Sim gleton. who had been playing such good ball until day or two ago. had a terrible afternoon of 1t. making five errors in this game. The young ster seemed unable to squeeze the pellet and he must have been glad when it was over. With the score { to 2 in the seventh. New Britain salted the game for keeps. Three two-baggers. and a couple of sacrI- flee hits gave them three runs and as the fans saw seven on the board. they knew it was simply a case of starting for home New Britain got another In the eighth. SO did Water bury. The score:
 First Game.
 Waterbury.
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