The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-31
IN GARRISON FINISH HOME
 TEAM WINS
When Springfield Apparent ly Had Upper Hand Ora tors Got a Move on.

st D1SSTuAteQ IanS WnO le1I the Sdiue yesterday at Newfield in the early in- nings were a sore lot last evening when they heard that the Orators by gala finish had smothered the Pom ies by the score of 5-4. Up to the ninth Springfield had the contest Az, but the home boys got to Sam Mo Lean. the pride of Glastonbury, for four hits. a pass and two sacrifices, contest, and send the faithful fan home with a Steeplechase smile beam ing all over his countenance. Up to that fatal ninth for the Ponies, the game went along leisure1y for both teams. dumb plays being thrown in here and there. but neither team seem ed to take advantage of the gifts. Perhaps it was the sticky weather they played as if they did not want to exert themselves. All through the game rain fell, but not enough for Um- pire OsBrien to call the contest. The the fifth when it did rain a little harder than usual, but there was no let up. In the sixth the Ponies forged ahead amidst the groans of the grand stand It looked like the game for them as San Mclean was beginning to tighten up, though he did not stay that way very long. The sun broke through the clouds at the end of the 01I1lQ, JQSE TOT the sake OA 6cCiAt6 Q victory perch on the banner of the Orators The game:
 Both teams scored in the opening eession, Springfield, first at bat, on first run. The Orators fared the same at their turn at bat, on a single and double. Bridgeport went ahead in the fourth on two hits. with a sacrifice the sixth. Int started by fumbling Rdsing's grounder. Reilly had Rising a mile at second on Luby's attempt, but he threw the ba1 on a bound at Hzit who covered the bag, and both with another bunt, which Kelly fielded to Miller at third, Rising beating the Ehrows There were three on with none out, and 1t looked as if Reilly &zas all to the Orville Wright. As Eoeily was winding up to throw the next ball, Rising started to run in from third. Reilly stopped and threw the < Cd the play 2 balk, which was quite evident, and Rising walked home with the tie1net score. The other two men walked up a base. but the next three men could not bring them around. as Rally was pitching in rare form It was in the seventh that the agony was renewed. Waite doubled and scored on Schmaltz's error in the handling of sond and scored on Luby's hit to center field. This ended the aspirations Of the Ponies.
 In the ninth inning Iladd walloped to center, followed by a single into left by Miller. On Bunyan's attempt at sacrificing Ladd was thrown out at third by Mclean. Oswald Schmaltz was on deck, unloading a single into fig11t scoring Miller from second There was a general suspense as Kocher was at the bat. The kid had . two strikes and three balls on him, and then fouled all the straight ones that Mclean could put over. This put Mac in a. hole and he gave Kocher hfs base on gift, filling the bases. s@candy'' Kane was sent in to bat for Kelly, and lived up to his rep by tear ing off a Texas Leaguer over second base, on which Bunyan raced in with x the tieing sccre. The fans were 5ubi- 1ant as 1t has sbeen many a day since such a finish mas been seen at old Newfield Steinhauser raised a high fly to Luby in right. With the catch ing of the ball Schmaltz ran in from third getting home just as the sphere bounded into Joe Corners init. but 6ssie was onto his job and slid across The plate with the winning run. The lss