Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-02
THE DIAMOND GOT IT GOOD
 IN THE MUD We Had the Game Won But Threw It Away-R Results of All the
 Other Games.

|
 Sporting Writer Sullivan of the
 Springfield Union:
 In what was combination or | baseball and water polo, Springfield | tallied three more poin's than Wa l terbury yesterday after the visitors had been allowed to annex five runs 1 in the opening section. Until that | turn at bat was ended l. was a group
 of petulant, pouting Ponies that performed on the Hampden park ln-
 closure. Thensthe managerial whip
 began to snap and under it's flashing
 the herd went out and worked with
 a will that. kept Waterbury from wading to the dish again.
 Players on bothteams wanted the matinee called off, but to man like
 Dan O'Neil who always takes the
 highest obstacles as only so many
 low hurdles, such thing wasn't to be thought of. T g1iess if the pub
 lie can come out here and pay money
 to see ball game the men that are. paid for playing can do their part, quoth the Pony pilot. When Water- bury baked at the suggestion of playing on the. old diamond, tha Springfield boss led ihe sawdust bri-' gade on a brief but brisk campaign and by pushing the diamond few feet city-Ward, created an island on which the fray was started.
 That the snew field has been sol idly packed down was apparent yes terday morning, when the ground
 keepers tackled the task of putting it in shape for baseball. The water
 that had collected in the rain of
 the night before stayed stagnant. As healthy haze hung over the lot all
 day, there wasn't much drying done in that department and for a few
 minutes in the afternoon it was a
 question of whether the gates would
 be opened
 Capt Fitzpatrick of the Water-
 bury team said that in the absence
 of Manager Durant, he wouldn't take
 the responsibility of agreeing to play
 on the old field, which is not now
 inclosed. He said there might be
 protest if the game was played
 there. Well, we'll start this game
 now if it rains cats and dogs" ex-
 claimed Manager O'Neil. And the
 players somewhat sullenly took to
 the field.
 Little more than half-hearted attempts were made to stop Water
 bnry in the opening inning. but Willing Worker Warren Mclaughlin
 looked good-natured and kept on
 hon vi io al
 were at stake. Under such an ex- ample it didn't take the Ponies long to get over their grouch. and after the first inning they gave sturdy Scot sound support. Likewise they went at MT Sossher vigorously and in four innings had pulled up on even terms. For the rest of the distance they loomed large as mud horses.
 "Bastian was base on balls ben eficiary as beginner and McAn- drews didn't overexert himself in trying to stop Schincel's hit. Swan- der smashed hit to center, SCOT ing Bastian, and Candy Lachance clouted to left for two bases, SCOT ing Schincel. Swander was held on third while McAndrews was throw ing Lucia out, but scored on wide throw to the plate when Bronkie sit to Fitzhenry. Waite contributed a spectacular grab of Singleton's fly, which brought Lachance in from third. Coyle's tap toward third stuck in the mud and he was safe. Luby walloped through the pud- dles in the outfield and dropped Sossher's fly, Bronkie coming l across. Bastlan, on his second time up. was famed.
 After that there wasn't a time | when Waterbury could connect con- secutively with McLaughlin's shoots. | The heart side heaver had the wet | ball under good control, his five | passes being we'll distributed and | being due mainly to the moisture. | For the remainder of the game only | three hits were made on him and | there was only one occasion when | the Brass City bunch came near scoring That was in the seventh, | when Shincel. after drawing a pass, tried to come home on a powerful | drive to center by Lachance. He was IduSHN dA tuC DidAt q Itlds play. Luby, Standard to Connor.
 The Ponies didn't get going in the opener until two were out. Then Yale singled and came the rest of the route on Standards clean, slash- ing triple 10 left center. Rising's line drive to left scored Standard. Waite hit and stole with none out in the second, and on a poor throw by AIique Luci went to third. Fitzhen- " brought him home with a hit and took two more bases on a wild pitch scoring when McAndrevs was put put at first.
 Two were down in the fourth wheE Fitzhenry walked. He again benefited by a wild pitch. this time Tor one base. Mclaughlin walked, too. Fitzzhenry came in with ths wing run on a slash to left field by Though the Ponies landed two hits and a sacrifice in he sixth. they couldn't score. iui In the seventh they broke loose wI;h Ihree runs
 ''Stankard showed a hit past short md Rising beat out a bunt. A wild leave to second in an attempt 10 ,atch Stankard gave Tom a chance o complete the final half of the Journey and after Waite had gained Iecond on a pass and a steal. Me- Laughlfn ciinched the thing with a single to right field that brought Rising and Chet in. The