Waterbury Evening Democrat

On to the battle field of base ball marched his honor, Umpire "Shamokin" Kelly, yesterday afternoon, waving aloft what looked suspiciously like a bill for merchandise. The "ump" was strangely excited, and the spectators present believed he had been sent a bill for provisions which he did not owe and that the sheriff had attached his day's pay for the said bill.

When he presented it to Manager Durant it was supposed he was asking Harry on certain points of law, but when they saw Harry scowl and shake his head and then toss the paper back to Kelly with a look of disgust, they knew that the document was not a bill. And yet there was a suspicious picture of a cow being led to slaughter and a number of pigs awaiting their turn on the top of the said manuscript.

Then it was discovered that it was one of President Tracy's meat bills and that he had sent an official message on it to Umpire Kelly, as the league was too poor to furnish him with official paper.

Amidst deadly silence the "ump" turned toward the grand stand and in ministerial tones said: "I have here a message from President Tracy in which he says that Arthur Nichols, captain of the Waterbury base ball team, is under suspension until he pays fines of $20 which were placed upon him by umps such as myself and Red Rorty, and if you don't believe it ask him. President Tracy further says that if Manager Durant persists in playing the said criminal and umpire killer, Arthur Nichols, whom I believe myself to be a young and gentle lamb being led to the slaughter, that I shall forfeit the game to New Haven, who cannot win many games any other way. Now, as Manager Durant is persistent and as this is an easy way for me to get my day's pay, I declare the game forfeited to New Haven by the score of 9 to 0, and may the Lord have mercy on you."

All the above may not have been said by the "ump," but he thought it all, and his thoughts were communicated by wireless to the writer as he dozed at the scorer's bench.

Well, the game was forfeited at any rate, and Manager Durant said they would play just the same and it would not be an exhibition game. He also said that Manager Danaher intimated that President Tracy overstepped his authority.

The game proceeded, while the fans present thought different things and some of the thoughts were not pleasant ones.

Phil Corcoran and Eddie Farley opposed each other on the twirling slab, and while more hits were made off Eddie than off Phil, our hits counted with a rush in one inning. It was a fast and speedy game up to the sixth inning, where the New Havens scored their first and only run of the game. It happened after two were out also. Fitzpatrick made a hit and on Haywood's single to right he raced for third. Ward in the right garden tried to nail Fitzy at the third station, but he knocked a hole through one of the bleacher seats and Fitzy was home and sitting on the bench when the ball was recovered, while Ward sat down and thought about it.

We scored in the eighth only. LaChance started off with a hit, was sacrificed to second, came home on Ryan's three sack drive to right, and Ryan trotted home when Eddie Farley drove a three baser to center field fence. Farley came over the plate with the third run on Ward's fly out to right and we had the game won.

New Haven did nothing in the ninth and the fans and boys left the field wondering if they saw a ball game that would count or was Kelly a bluffer.

The score: Waterbury, [details cut off in original, but includes two base hit Kennedy; three base hits Farley, Ryan; etc.]