The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
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Especial to the Journal COurier) Bridgeport. Conn, June 1S.-Bridge- port joined the Merlden and Hartford clubs this afternoon in setting the New Haven team back in their race Tor championship .honors and won most interesting game by the score of 2-l. Everything broke badly for the visi- tors and only once did Ill luck come to the locals. This was in the seventh when big George Simmons with his mighty bat lined the ball to deep right and the sphere got lost under the fence, allowing the visiting slugger to tally While the swat was. a hard one 1t Is extremely doubtful if simmons could have stretched 1t Into a homer under any other circumstance. The visiting troupe presented a patched up lineup, as Simmons covered the initial sack while George Bone broke Into the game at the second corner. Both performed well, Simmons In particular playing his position like q veteran. Jerry Nopps, who arrived here two days ago. was elected by Uncle James" to make hls debut,on the slab. This same short ter ry decade ago was one of the clev- crest southpaws pitching in the major league. He was then with Baltimore in company with McGraw, Doe Pond and half a dozen other prize ball tossers and was n terror to all batters. Today he has the same delivery and what Is better the same old head, which he used 10 good advantage against the visiting nine this afternoon. He kept the ball out of the groove and contn- ually resorted to the deceptive spit-ball when danger threatened. Consequently at these critical moments the New Ha- ven clouters popped harmless flies to the infeld.s Herbst, who worked for the visitors, was very effective, but had things breaking badly for him all this afternoon. Umpire Wilkinson got him in wrong on two occasions and the To- calls turned both of these gifts into runs by his defective eyesight. While this was true 1t must be added that the New Haven aggregation appeared as though in the throes of slump There was not the ginger in their work which until recently has been spoken of throughout the circuit Down here the fans have spoken of the Elm City team as. being the hest bet for first honors in the league next September After todays contest they were some what disappointed. though 1t must be admitted that they are afterthe man ner of fans, mot unlike the weather vane, In baSehall when a club is win nlng nothing is too good for them; lei this same club, fall off in their play and unklnd words are invariably bound to follow-
 It was Q great game to watch ant lasted but one hour and twenty -on' minutes to the second. It was l-2-S or der in practically every inning. The To calls were first to score In the last O the fourth after two were down. Phe Ian got to first on . scratch hit am went around to the hot corner whel Havel failed to cover second on Wa ter's pretty peg to the base. Cassld singled and brought him. home. On wild pitch, Cassidy reached second am Fitzhenry got free ride to first Mop went out to Herbst, ending the session
 The lucky seventh opened with Sim mons at bat He caught fast one o the nose and the ball sailed toward the right field foul flag, curved In an was lost in the tall grass far from tn roaring crowd. Tn vain did Bert-whistl for 1t, but 1t refused to come and mean while Simmons was hitting the hig places around the infield and ere lon came pacing home while the crow moaned. Zacher followed with q brett bingo but was caught puffing Pitts burg ,stogie, on the initial sack b Beaumont and Phelan. Manager Bon reached second when Cassidy droppe his fly, but died there as the next tw men couldn't solve Nops' splitter.
 In the eighth it looked as though tf visitors would win. Herbst, the nr' man up, singled, went to second q Councils sacrifice and point furtht on Pless' out. Havel hit the ball sharl ly to Fitzhenry, who made beautif' stop but failed to get Havel at frs Herbst did not attempt to score on tf play and the coffin was brought out
 him as Simmons, mirable dictu, nie out to O'Rourke.
 The following inning Bridgeport g' what proved to be the necessary rt to win. O'Rourke was passed, thouf Wilkinson failed to accurately judt Herbst's benders, which were certain over the rubber. On Beaumont's sa rifice O'Rourke landed safely at SC ond and continued to the dizzy co ner on Bertwhistles out. Hi Ladd can to bat and cut the ball down towar Havel who failed to get 1t and Jam IItallied, Hit flied to Pleiss and t period ended, With one out, Bone g a hit in the ninth, but the next ty men could not get safe one and t game was over.
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