The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-14
Holyoke Downs Hartford, While
Springfield and New Britain
Win IIandily.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TODAY.
New Haven at Bridgeport.
New Britain at Waterbury.
Hartford ut Springfield.
Holyoke at Merlden.



ven team left their own lair to-day
and enjoyed pleasant trolley ride
up through the Connecticut Valley
only to meet defeat at the hands Of
their cousins In Waterbury. Just
glance over the score below and any
one with half an eye will realize that
1t was a peculiar game and yet 1t is
these very games that make baseball
our favorite national sport. The 500
mark Is a tough one for the New
Haven men to cross They had a good
chance to bridge the great divide to-
day. but the best they could do was to
go under with a shut out in the bar
gain. Therefore Il was a gay after
noon at Durant's baseball park. Yes
terday the fans In the Brass City saw
a smuggling match, when Jim
O'Rourke's misht aggregation APP
peared there. To-day they saw a con
test In which there were only four
hits made. three by Lush's troupe and
one solitary smash by Swander which
by the way. was the only clean drive
of the game. The first two innings
were as full of headaches as a bond
ed warehouse. but after that 1t was a
wonderful pitching duel between
Bronkie and Staupe who relieved
Wilhelm after a vain session of ten
minutes in which he gave FIVE men
free tickets to first, caught three men
In the ribs and booted an easy
grounder over by the dizzy corner.
Put up your hammers. fans, for
simply because this chap from Nash
Vile got a poor start, because things
broke badly for him, don't get eXcit-
ed Save your speed for the next
chapter.
Wilhelm has got all kinds of good
things in his salaried left wing and
ere many moons have passed local
fans will be breaking their hats over
his coming. To-day the umpire fall
ed to give him a corner and he lost
his usually amiable temper. IT does
mt pay Mr.. Wilhelm and great deal
of blame must rest at your door for
this seemingly small incident
That second inning was humorous
+ the more so because the clever
southpaw, had he been able to locate
the pan. would have established rath-
err a remarkable record. Enough fun
ny things happened to drag a smile
to the automatic features Of head
waiter, but II Is essential that the
game be recorded from the initial per-
Tod McCloud, the grouchy umpire
announced to the bowling fans that
Wilhelm and Waters for New Haven
and Bronkie and Shincel for Water
bury would be in the points, and the
game was on. Bill Hayward stepped
to the plate and as Squire Bronkie
failed to locate the rubber he trotted
to first. Pleiss popped up fly over
by first that big George Lachance
purposely allowed to dribble through
his mits to the hard stony ground.
Shincel picked the ball up like a flash
and tossed 1t TO Fitzpatrick who was
covering the initial sack left uncover
ed by Lachance, and for some I'M
known reason McCloud called both
Hayward, who remained on the base,
and Peiss out An argument en-
sued between Billie Lush and the
holder of the indicator, but he re-
fused to explain The New Haven
manager returned finally to the bench
saving that he would protest the
game It was an absurd decision and
the game started In this way. Havel
punched the ozone three times and
the crowd roared their approval New
Ravens, or rather Wilhelm's troubles
began right off the reel when Bastian,
Waterbury's fast third baseman, faced
the new recruit Bastian walked and
when the locals latest twirler hit
Fitzpatrick in the side you could have
heard the shout in Cheshire. Swander
laid down an easy one towards third
base and Wilhelm, after fumbling the
sphere, threw low to Connell at first
and all hands were safe.
With three on bases and no one
everything looked rosy for the home
team. Wilhelm pitched three balls in
rapid succession not one came over
the plate. Big Lachance was at the
bat and he played the string out
With two and three on him he fan
ned.
Kelly had three and none on him.
and eventually shared Lachances fate
while the crowd grew uneasy. The
Waterbury scribes allowed that New
Haven's new man was the goods and
the few local enthusiasts In the grand
stand cut loose with few WarhoopS
Lepine was now up and vowed inVa-
rably that he would prove to his for
mer manager In Holyoke that he Is
still In the game. Three balls and
two strikes! This time Wilhelm slip
ped UP and Bastian was forced IN as
Lepine trotted to first with free
pass. Bronkle was an easy out to
Connell and the first inning ended
with Waterbury one to the good.
In the second Simmons, zacher ant
Council were easily disposed of Not s.
with Durants pets shincel the first
man up walked and Singleton sacri.
feed him along to second. Bastiar
waited for four bad ones and Wilhelm
slammed the pill into Fltzpatricks side
again The bases were filled with one
out and the fans yelled to Swander
who was at bat. to line 1t out. This HI
did driving out a clean one past Have
and scoring shincel and Bastian VIII
helm hit Lachance but steadied mo-
ment and struck out "Slow Ball" Ke
Nv Lepine who was next at the plate
seem to have the Nashville mans mum
Der for he gave him four bad ones fo
the second time forcing in Fitzpat
rick. with Bronkie up, waters all bu
let high speed ball get away from
him and Swander endeayoring to sneal
In from third was put out on Waters
Loss to Wilhelm who covered the plate