The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-27
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In Waterbury to-day.

In Waterbury to-day
 It would be just like the tail enders to stop the winning streak of the Authors. They have now gone nine straight.
 New Haven. the team which is re- sponsible for the knocking out of the league leaders will be on hand to- morrow at Newield.
 It is hard to believe it, nevertheless it is true, New Haven defeated the league leaders at Hartford yesterday, thereby knocking them out of the lead, a place which they had enjoyed since the beginning of the season.
 Rertwhistle, the former Orator, play ed left field for the Undertakers yes terday against Hartford He connect ed for three hits out of four times up. Dutch Sherwood another Bridge porter had four hits.
 Jimmy Bannon, who was recently released by the Lowell club has hooked on with the Syracuse New York State league team. Jim is a brother of George Bannon with the local team.
 Manager ORourke is somewhat wor- ried at the non-appearance of Second BaSeman Sweeney, to whom he sent h- ey in the game. the Orators will pre- sent a respectable appearance.
 From Monroe, La., comes an account of the death of James Phelps of the Rayville club from snake bite. Phelps was playing the outfield, and in chasing a fly ball stepped back into a bog. A water mocassin bit him and he died within twenty-four hours.
 
 leased Catcher Curtis to the Albany club of the New York State league. Curtis has been warming the Giant bench for the past two seasons.
 Manager McGraw tried to make a deal with the Boston Nationals for Outfielder Becker, offering Seymour and one other player. The Boston owners declined the trade owing to Sey;nour's bad knee.
 'sRufe'' Rufiange of the New Britains will have to go some the safety razor model of the league now that Bert Bertwhistle has broken into the game again.
 Bertwhistle had been outlawed by Manager O'Rourke for jumping to the Outlaws, but was recently reinstated by the National Commission.
 
 Pitchers Chech and Ryan for Pitchers Karger and Han of the St. Paul Amer ican Association club Chech and Ryan are the two twirlers traded to the Red Sox by Cleveland for Cy Young. It now looks as if the Maps got the best of the trade, as he still is as good as ever, even though some Of the experts said that he had gone back.
 "EulIet Jack' Thoney of the Boston Americans is out of the game with a broken leg. suffered in sliding to a base. Thonev received the name ot Bullet because of his awful arm which is greatly feared. That Donlin deal seems to have fallen through. The directors of the Philadelphia club are at logger heads there being equal division as tc whether Billy Murray will stay as manager or not. It looks as if the club does not know good thing when it sees it. If Donlin is to play on the team it is to be under Murray. The New York Americans return tc the Highlands to-day after their west ern trip. They have been more suc- cessful than it was thought they would be winning eight out of nineteen games To-day they tackle the Bos- tens, which contest will be witnessed by number of local fans. who have been hit with the growing interest taken in the American League, espec- 1 ially in the New York and Bostor clubs, which is composed mainly o1 yeting blood Only one more home game this weeh after to-morrows contest with New Haven, that with the Springfield Pon- | ies on Friday The Orators and Ponie: always put up a fine article of ball.
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