The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-16
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 Two games in Northampton to-day. The way the Orators are going now ought to result in a double victory. Holyoke' lost. its first game yesterday
 since July 9th. At that they took one game.
 But IS points separate Ho1yoke from | the league leaders. while there is 26
 point difference between the Paper
 makers and New Britain. Another
 week may see both teams ahead of the Senators.
 The pitchers are beginning to fear Orator Ossie Schmaltz. The big pret- | gel is tearing off the long hits with | amazing regularity.
 Tom Tuckey of the Bostons (N. L..)
 was taken out of the box in the ninth with the score 3-2 against him. Moore was substituted and five runs were
 made, the Cubs cinching the game
 prominent in the major leagues. but who became player manager Of the Lynchburg, Virginia league team last
 August, has resigned his position. It is possible that Orth will return to one of the big teams.
 New Haven has signed a young gent named DugEan to cover second base.
 He is a cast off from Worcester of the New England league.
 Jimmy Savage, formerly captain of the Villanova college team. will not play with the New York Americans as at first stated. By a trick of baseball trades Savage goes to Hartford. which team it was supposed bought him for the Highlanders. It now appears that he was purchased for home consump- tion.
 Pitcher Crutcher of the Papermakers has taken the tin can route. Crutcher
 won the first two games he pitched,
 then tied one and again won two. The Holyoke fans thought they had a find
 but came to the conclusion only few days ago after he had lost three games that his time was limited. On Monday he started to pitch the second game of the double header against Bridge
 port. He allowed two passes and hit two men. before Romer was called on to save the day.
 Jesse Tannehil1 released by the Washington Americans to the Minnea- polls club of the American Association says that he will not report to the lat ter team.
 l Manager Hanna of the New Britains | has purchassd the release of Catcher Joe Knotts from the Jersey City East ern league club. Knotts is one of the l best catchers in the minor leagues. 1 Last season he was with Harrisburg l in the Tri-State league, having a bat | ting average of .2S3 in 87 games and l fielding percentage of .979. Seems rath- 1 CT strange how Hanna can land the good men.
 That umpires do not always agree | on decisions was demonstrated in the l Cincinnati-New York game yesterday.
 Tommy Downey. who by the way con nected for two hits out of three ad-
 vances to the plate, secured his first | hit of the game in the third inning, l went to second on a sacrifice, and to | third on Center Fielder Beschler's | single. Pitcher Crandal threw to l first to get Beschler who was leading off. The ball dropped out of Tenney's
 nliL Beschler falling on it. While | Penney was looking for the pellet, Downey strolled home. Umpire Rigler at the plate decided that the run counted, but Umpire Johnstone on the bases ruled that Beschler had inter | fered with the ball and sent Downey | back to third. The bases then became l filled on a passed batter with only one | out. The next two went out in order. l The Orators will not have another game at Newfield until Thursday when l the Senators, who may not be the
 league leaders by that time will be the | attraction.