The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-06
MALLEY TEAM WON.
Local Store Strongly Represented on Diamond--Beat Hartford Rivals.

After one of the prettlest amateur baseball contests ever seen on the Wethersfield avenue grounds In Hart ford, the game between teams repre- sentng the stores of Edward Malley Co of New Haven and Brown, Thom- son X Co. the first In | series for the department store championship of the state, wound up in row after the first half of the ninth inning had been play ed Saturday. morning. The score at the time stood to in favor of the local boys, who had put up a rattllng line game, and on q decision made by Umpire Tibbtts, q Hartford man, rel atiye to interference at the plate by McLange, the third baseman of the B. T. team the Hartford players with drew from the field and refused to take their time at bat in the final Inning.
 Capt. Ring of the Hartford team, fol lowed by his men, rushed onto the field and attempted to induce the um- pire to change his decision In the mixup that followed the pivotal play, the BIT men claimed that they sent two runners across the plate and ar gued that the score was to In their favor. Umpire Tibbltts stuck to his decision and after waiting five minutes declared tho game forfeited to the Maley nine by the score of to O-
 The mixup came in the last half Of the eighth, when the Brown, Thomson team had It's first chance of the day to win the game. The first man up, Strong, was an easy out on a grounder to the pitcher, but Hogerty reached first on a bad throw by Grodeske from third base. Ring hit to left field, the first clean drive made by the Hartford team, and on good base running Ho- gerty reached third base when Grod- eske ran back into the lot to try and 1 pull down Rings hit. Ring stretched his hit to two bases.
 l With one man out Lockwood, the BIT pitcher. who Is heavy hitter had a chance to score both men with a | drive to the outer garden. He made q mighty attempt to kill the ball but famed. McLange stepped to the plate and after several balls had been pitch ed Hogerty made daring attempt to steal home while the hall was held by Mccormack, the twlrler. Mccormack threw the ball to the plate and Me- Lange. lunglng In the air, hit Klar- l man, the New Haven backstop, on the hand with his bat ,
 McCormack's throw was high and the ball bounded out of Klarman's hands, The umpire promptly called Me Lanee out for interference, after the batter had raced to first on what he considered his third strike Hogerty crossed the plate before Klarman could recover the ball and Ring. who was running In from, second, was probably nlpped by Ettllngers return of the bal to the backstop, This play was not decided by. Umpire Tibblttss, however as lie had called McLange out and this ended the inning.
 The game proceeded after the local team had been assured by the umpire that the score was 1 to 0 in itt favor. The local team went down IT 'order in the ninth, although Edwards made single and was thrown out al second. The visitors took their places in the field to play out the game, but the Brown Thomson & Go. team claimed that lt had scored two runs 1T the eighth and would not bat. Ther Umpire Tihbitts made forfeit decision after waiting the prescribed time
 The fielding features were contrib uted by McManus. who made a fine running catch of long hit to left field and by Doyle, who made q one-hand ed pickup in the seventh from Hines bat. only three errors were made 1T the game, both teams fielding finely.
 The Hartford store team could dc nothing with .Mccormacks curves wht pitching was most brilliant.
 After the game the local players wer' entertained at luncheon at the Gard hotel A return game Is to be played with the Hartford team at Steeplechast park, Bridgeport, this month.