The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-18
Ponies Win from Hartford and Teams Arc Even Agaln--Tailcnders
 and Orators Lose.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING
GAMES TO-DAY.
Bridgeport at New Haven. Waterbury at Springfield. Holyoke at Meriden.
 New Britain at Hartford.

ttolyoke dl Merluen.
 New Britain at Hartford.
 Up to the last of the ninth inning yesterday afternoon at the Rock the game between New Haven and Meriden had been tame in the extreme; in fact the majority of fans present termed 1t q listless contest and at the above mentioned period were hoping for just what happened. At this time the lo- calls came to bat with the score 20 against them and as is usually the case in our national game everyone had practically given up hope. Kid Sher- wood the first man up was given free ticket and the crowd cut loose their approval of this gift with great gusto. Eddie Havel damned Texas Leaguer over soffel's head and the fans became delirious. George Sim mons picked up his big stick and start ed for the rubber Suddenly the crowd heard Manager Bone call to him to re- turn to the bench. The whole Merlden team closely watched this move and doped 1t out that Simmons had started for the plate with the intention of sacrificing in order that a hit would mean two runs but that the New Ha- ven manager had recalled him to in- struct the slugger to hit 1t out. There fore 1t looked as though the visitors expected a healthy swing from Mir Simmons. The expected did not hap pen for he laid down a bounder to- wards Jack Halllgan. So taken back was the visiting southpaw, so absolute ly crossed was this same gentleman, that although he helded the bounder perfectly, his throw was probably the weirdest ever seen at the Prairie and this Is going some for there have been some pretty high heaves there within the past month. His intention of course was to force Sherwood at third but the sphere sailed twenty-seven, count them, feet over Barbour's head and didn't stop rolling till the tall timbere in the left field fence forced it to re- bound to Ham Wade. During the balls fight, and maybe 1t wasn't welcome to the crowd, more so than the famous airaship which has delayed many a game on the same grounds. Sherwood and Havel had crossed the rubber, the latter barely making 1t by one of his own great slides and tieing the score AS if'struck by common thought half of the Meriden team rushed up to Um- pire Malone and began to make signs seen only at a bah game. Gus soffcI and Eddie Bridges were most emphatic with their wings and were terrible vii. lains and real lives riot seemed i'm minent The "ump''-y made signs al the blue coats and out they pranced or the hot-foot to be followed by some hundred feversh fans. It was quite typical of New Britain scene but not at all representative of New Haver and the wise heads prevented further trouble by pushing the trouble maker. back to their padded cells. When the dust had cleared away Soffel ant Bridges were sent from the game ant everyone wondered what had caused their anger According to the ground rules wild throw up against tho small wooden fences by the first ant third base bleachers would entitle thu +o a,,1t laa n peg In the open was good for as many as the runer could get. Tn the very frs inning Stoup had made a poor throw and the ball struck Pastor who ha( bunted and went over against tn, small fence close to the first base line Soffel who was on first when Pasto bunted ran clear around home ant Pastor got as far as Ghird Both mel were called back base and the trou ble in the final session was a result O this decision which was clearly correct The visitors saw they were beaten ant made howl and that's all there wa to it.
 Simmons was on third when orde had been restored and 1t was an eas, bet that New Haven would win fo there were none out. Robarge came il from right and took Bridges place be hind the timber while Mansfield wen in at short and Pitcher Stevens occu pied the garden left vacant by Ro barge. Candy Lachance came to tn bat and after fouling three of Halli gan's shoots drove the sphere to lief for a single on which Simmons romp ed home with the winnig tally Previ ous to the inning mentioned the gam was clearly Meriden's. This was du entirely to Joe Soups misplays an came about at the getaway as follows Soffel walked and Pastor bunted t Stoup who hit the runner in the hac both men landing safely at third an second respectively after being calle back base as previously described Robarge flied to Sherwood and Finn hi an easy tip to Stoup who after fumb ling the easy bound threw to first to late to get the runner. On this pla Soffel tailed and should have been a easy out Finn stole second. On Wade out O'Rourte to Lachance Pastor tai lied, Finn reaching third to be caugh moment later on a quick retur throw by Simmons to Connell' Afte this period Stoup pitched as brilliant as Halligan and it was a pitchers bat