Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09
THE DIAMOND
SAD WAS THE
 TALE THEY TOLD
Waterbury Gets an Awful Lam. bastiDg From Holyoke-All
 Other Results.

Speaking of that game of yester- day up in Holyoke, the Springfield Republican tells the story of the slaughter as follows:
 Lefty Rogers got it yesterday, and he got it good and plenty. There. have been times when this baffiing southpaw has had Holyoke winging, but there was a change yesterday. The bombardment was terrific. A chance shot in the first inning, coupled with a pass and a bit Of dumb work by Fitzpatrick, drew first blood for Holyoke and tied up the score, for Waterbury had tallied in it's first inning. Schmidt forcing ill a run with three on bases. In the second inning the rapid firing start ed, and, before the smoke had lifted, Rogers was in the hole, four more runs to the bad, hard hitting, mixed with. a brace of fielding mistakes, turning, the trick. The third inning was even worse, and the treatment given "Lefty's" twisters was pain full. He was slammed for five hits in this session, one three-bagger. This batting splurge, added to a show of his own bad judgment at a critical stage in the inning. not only showed him farther into the hole, but practically had him buried. Five runs crossed the pan in the third, making the total score 10. An oc- casional shot was made after this, but Holyoke had got in its deadly work and was satisfied to hold Wa terbury in check. }' "In the eighth, with two sut, Nichols in trying to make fancy one-hand catch of Schmidt's high fly let the ball get away from him, and two, singles which followed scored the big pitcher, The parting volley was only half-hearted, how ever, for Boucher showed careless ness of first base and was begged out by Shincel. Wa.erbury's splash in the first inning was not repeated. l Tn the third three hits put trio of visitors on the cushions, but Schmidt forced "Spud" Murphy to lift an easy fly to "Old Reliable" Massey for the third out. Not hit was made off the German after that. While Holyoke was engaged in pelting Rogers for run after run, Waterbury seemed to be in a som- nambulistic state. Dumb plays, list lessness and costly foozles all came with the hits. After Rogers was once more on terra firma, Water bury also steadied and swung some rattling fire playing before the fans. Frank Fitzpatrick took care of 12 chances without slipup, and Ed die Swander furnished three run ming catches. The visitors delved In couple of double plays, the last one in the sixth inning by Murphy, Fitzpatrick and o'Hagan going through with snap.
 "Holyoke's work throughout was high grade. The fielding was not only perfect, but at times brilliant All that marred the work was a tendency toward that careless base running which has characterized the play of the team for the past few games. The players should hold their heads up and watch the ball a trifle keener. The two plays above the others which stood out were out field catches by Hambacher and Burke. Burke, in the fifth inning, robbed Nichols of two-bagger by fine running jab way over in Do- lan's lo;. Ham had only one chance, but he turned it into cork ing play. Bronkie swung the pellet in the eighth into far left field. Hambacher raced backward, ard with his back against the fence raked the ball in with one hand. AT Boucher had one of his good days. and handled his i've chanNas something like the Boucher of old. Holyoke rattled on two double plays, Burke and Massey figuring in both. In the fifth inning Perkins sprang that hothersome 'Charleyhorse' in his left upright and retired. Hay ward taking third in the sixth. Per kins, however, before he left had made the best record of the day with the spar. getting three hits out of three times up. two of them be- ing doubles. Dolan with three bagger and Boucher and Burke with a brace of singles apiece also did effective clubbing.
 ''Holyoke's first count in the open- ing inning was scored when Boucher was passed. took second on Burke's Texas leaguer' to left. and third on Massey's fy to Nichols. Burke s.arted to steal second. ShinceI made a correct throw, but Burke jockeyed on the base line long enough to get Boucher nome, Fifz- patrick holding the ball ton long. Tn the second Perkins led oI with al double Murphy threw wide to first on Hambacher's grounder. Perkins taking third. Ham sole. Baker scored Perkins with a single and stole second. Ahearn was retired. but Schmidt hit to Rogers. who threw badly to the plate. Hambaeh- CT and Baker tallying. Dolan went out as first. but Boucher vas passed. Burke then tallied Schmidt with a single In the third Dolan's three bzgEer. singles by Perkins. Ham baesher. Ahearn and Schmidt. to- gether with Rogers's poor bit of fielding. when he played a bunf 10 third. with no chance of getting his man. scored the five runs Tn the ninth. Nicholas mun and tso sin gies sent In the I1th count. The score
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