Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-29
ONCE MORE WE
 TOOK THE COUNT
Holyoke Was Looking at Defeat But Turned the Tables in One
 Inning.

holes in the pocket, that 1t looked like Russian regiment after the Japanese had finshed up their work. It is the same old story, that the local fans have been reading and witnessing for the past few days. with all the trimmings carefully ar ranged by the other side. We prac- tically put the game on ice in the first and third innings, when we
 batted in five runs, but the ice quickly melted in the seventh, when the gattlings of the Tighe warriors played havoc with the curves of Her. man Bronkie. The latter had been twirling beautiful ball up to hat inning and the hoodoo, which has hit about every other man on the team, took that opportunity to place the high sign on Herman. Holyoke had made but one run in those first six innings, that one coming in the third on Cooney Rice's bungle of a long fly to center, from the bat of Kerr, which sent the later home on scratch hit by Schmidt and a slamming single by Dolan to right. There was nothing doing then until the seventh, when the chatter of the bats againss the ball made merry 1 music for the ears of Jack Tighe, who had practically given up the ship.
 Kerr, the parrotlike catcher of
 the visitors, who keeps his tongue ! beating time to the music of his feet and hands. was the first man 10 face Bronkie in the seventh. He slashed a safe drive between first and second and his battery partner, Schmidt, initiated his example, by slamming one to the other side or the field. Bronkie became uneasy and a wild pitch sent both men on another base. The flight of ihe air ship was now in full progress, for Rodgers smashed out two sacker over the third bag, which sent Kerr and Schmidt home and the Holyokes were within two runs of our side, with none out. Dolan had been up three times before and each time he swatted safely. He did not fall down on this occasion either, for he hammered one toward the second base. Fitzy made grand stop back of the bag, but he could not stop the runner, although he did hold Rod gers on third. Hambacher then tried to bunt one toward the first sta tion, to give Rodgers a chance to squeeze in. Bronkie got the ball, however, and Rodgers was nailed at the plate. We began to look at the brighter side for a moment, but 1t was only for a moment, for Bron- kie had not yet descended to terra flrma. He passed Billy Massey and the bases were filled. Then came the horrible of horribles. Boucher drove out a safe one to the left gar den and it rolled toward Eddie Swander. Over the plate came De- Ian and Hambacher and the score was tied. We will hold them at that" breathed the fans, but before the breath had time to mingle with the other breezes, Swander had done, what he has been doing for days past. He let the ball go through him and Massey and Bouch- CT raced like the wind around the corners. Massey reached the home plate as Swander reached the ball. It was relayed in to Singleton as Boucher was turning the third cor ner, following his three compan- ions home. Singleton fumbled it
 just long enough to allow Boucher to sail over the plate, completing the most remarkable play of clearing the bases and coming home himself on a single drive. The fans looked at each other, shook their heads and hissed the fatal word ''stung.' for the score was ' to 5 against us.
 We did make a great effort 70 get out of the rut in our half of the seventh. but Mr Rorty was on to his job, and on to the Holyokes job, too. for he made one of the rankest de- cisions of all his rank ones yet given against Waterbury in this inning
 Bastian had been given four bad ones. when Fitzy drove a sharp one to Boucher. Bastian was caught all right at the second station, but Fitzy beat the ball to first by one or two fee. at the very least. but To and be- hold the ump called him out. A man with but one eye could have seen that the Waterbury captain vas safe. but the best umpire n the league, bless the mark. had his eye sight as we'll as his Adams apple af- fected by the blow of the day before. Again did We make a try for vic- tory in the eighth and Bronkie vas the chap. who attempted to pull back what he had los, One man was out. when Bronkis drove out screamer to center. which nettpd him two bases. Singleton was the Johnny on the spot. for he smashed one to right and Bronkie scampered home Lucia and Rice were easy marks. however. and here Is where the mistake was made. of not ai- lowing one of the pitchers 10 go ID and take a trial In place of either Lucia or Rice. A change might have done some good. it certainly eould not have been much worse shan it was Once more We made a stab for the game in the ninth and ue died fighting hard. Two were out. when Suander drove out a smssher to the outheid that settled him on second. Shircei hammered one toward the third bag and ve had visions of a tied score Zem- lock made a dash for the ball and made enc of the m0ss brilliant stops that has ever been seen on the local heid. He picked t from the dirt while o1 the dead run. hslf turned and sent the ball like shot