The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-10
fsnec,nI to Inc JournnI-Courier)

hard-fougnt ten-lnnlnB game ID tno locals to-day by score of 2-l. It was perhaps the irony of fate that Bone's club should drop the contest simply because things have been breaking bad for them for almost two weeks and If ever a team had | hard luck in the very truth of the expression the visitors surely did. Hal llgan, the local southpaw. was hit hard-extremely so-but not safe and although due credit must be given to Wade, Barbour. Golden and Robarge, the fact remains that Dame Fortune smiled down serenely on soffers men throughout the battle. Sharing the brilliant work with the local felders were Pleiss, Zacher and Lachance for the visitors. The first two each made wonderful catches of hard flies, many of which seemed impossible to get un- der while Candy Lachance In the ninth made a beautiful pick up of
  Wade on third and only one down. The former Waterbury star hurled the sphere to Waters and Wade was caught between the bases to be easily disposed of by Sherwood.
 It was great game to watch as the hitting was free, though generally not safe, and the six hundred .ans present were kept on edge from start to finish. Corcoran was invincible and the few hits made off his delivery scattered as they were came as a great surprise to the very men who got them. In other words they were 'stabs" and not clean bingos-but as has been stated luck was "agin 'em." With all this New Haven had four great chances to win out in the first. fourth. fifth and eighth innings, respectively, and fell down simply because they couldn't connect. Meriden earned her first run at the getaway. After Soffel had been retired Pastor singled and reached second on passed ball. Accorsini was passed but Golden flied out to Zacher. Wade got two-b -bagger. scor- ing Pastor after which Barbour went out Simmons to Lachance.
 Tn the fourth. after Pleiss was dis posed of, Blondy Zacher drove out a two-base hit but was left on the base as the next two batters failed to come to the mark. Again in the following inning after Lachance went out, Have got two-bagger and was also forced to die on the base. The locals looked dangerous in the seventh after Bar. bour went out Robarge singled Bridges hit to Simmons, who booted as Robarge passed him. running tt second and 8 double play was spoiled Halllgan hit to Havel, who had ar easy chance to get Robarge at third but chose to throw the runner out a first Soffel couldn't get a safe on' and was retired, Havel to Lachanco
 Tn the eighth Waters got free tick ct, though the crowd thought he hat famed Corcorans sacrifice advanc ed him to second and Jerry Connel got a timely two-bagger. scoring him Pleiss walked but the next two mel were easy outs and the fourth chanc to win had passed. The last of tn ninth was heart disturber Wad made a scratch hit close to the righ field foul line and made two base on the stab by fast sprnting. Bar bour placed him on third by sac rifice and with only an outfeld fl necessary the crowd considered tn game as good as won.
 Robarge, who was at bat, caugf one on the nose and 1t sped to tn right of first base. Lachance made
 superb pick up and Wade was caugr as above described Corcoran the wisely walked Bridges to get Hall gan who promptly did the Casey ac It was a great period and the visito, at this stage looked like winners. A, ter they were retired In order in the half of the tenth Soffel, the local first batter, hit bounder over Col coran's head that went as a singl Pastor bunted and was thrown O, on a sharp peg by Waters. On tf play that followed New Haven To the game. Soffel was off like
 shot on the bunt and cutting secor by at least ten feet--an old trick
 his--dashed for Sherwood's sac Iachance upon receiving Waters pt threw across to third to head tl fleet Soffel off. The throw was pc peft but, Soffel collided with Sherwoc as the latter was about to get the bs and in some way the sphere got awi while Soffel came all the way hom escorted by four hundred frenzied fa,