The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-23
ORATORS MADE CINCINNATI'S LOOK
 LIKE "sO" CENTS
Tommy Downey's TownsfOlk Turned
 Out 7.5Oo Strong.
NATIONAL LEAGUERS
 WERE EASY PICKING
TaiI.Enders of Counectciut League Dat.
 played the ''Reds" Who Occupy 4th
 Place in National League Standing = Downey Had an "Errory' Day.

The Cincinnati Reds. occupying fourth place in the National League standing and leading that organiza- ton in team batting. which club also on Saturday held the New York Giants to one run. at Steep1echase yes terday tackled the Orators. the tail- enders in the Connecticut league. which club by the way is at the bot tom of the Nutmeg organization in result was a victory for the bush lea guers 6-1.
 It was labelled as an exhibition game but the only exhibition given was the poor one by the National Leaguers. Of course Tommy Downey. the local lad. who covers short for the Reds was the center of attraction. The sight of the 2.500 admirers of Thomas must have had sad effects upon him. as his playing was not by any means a la Honus Wagner. Tommy started as shortstop. but after making three errors was rushed out into center field. where he recovered himself gath ering in two long drives. At the bat he was not much either. flaming of times on the Hit to Bunyan route. Altogether it was a very poor day for Tommy.
 For the rest of the Cincinnatis not much can be said. though it is true it peared. The men that did play did not show cause why they should wear a National league uniform. younRster the appearance of Pat Dougherty. and who was bought by the Reds from the Cedar Rapids. Iowa, club, pitched his first game for his new club yesterday. His offerings were meat for the local club as they slammed him hard The
 whole Cincinnati team shifted in the seventh inning. Paskert going in to pitch, and Carmichael assuming i'm < s<-I .@r- I,f< Ix- <I been made off Paskert he beat it for | first base. and Carmichael was re- called finishing the contest.
 For the Bridgeport team. Freddie Gibbs was in the stellar role allowing the Reds but four hits, one a three bagger. walking three and hitting one. He famed a half dozen- The team
 played gingerly in the field; and hit
 home runs. The game:
 Start the scoring for the Orators in | the first canto. Tommy Downey just | to show he didn't care and perhaps to dropped Steinhauser's pop fly Steiny
 was grateful. and kindly purloined sec- ond. Bannon and Hflt went out on l flies. but Kid Ladd laced the pellet clear over the center field fence. both runners coming home at their own gait. It looked like more runs for the
 locals in the second. After Bunyan
 had flied out to center field. Sweeney
 pumped single between second and short. Kocher was safe when Hoblit-
 gel dropped thrown ball. Gibbs just | to show he could hit. slapped a single over the infield hlling the bases.
 Steinhauser laced a beauty to center field which looked like a sure hit. but | Paskert came running up on the ball | making a grand catch and nabbing Kocher at second. completing pretty double play, the only noteworthy Cin- l cinnati feat of the day. The Orators third score came in the fourth, when Miller first up walked the bases on a
 hit over left field fence. Miller was
 also credited with the fourth run. with his second fence breaker for the cir cult. Paskert started to pitch in the 1 seventh. Steinhauser slapped to right ] nons hit to the cement track which bounded over the fence. both runners
 walking home. Hilt followed with a safe welt to center. Paskert got unto himself returning to first base. and Carmichael reassuming the heavy work. The fielders laid out for HI
 Ladd. but the Kid dropped beauty
 bunt in front of the plate. and then
 beat the throw to first base.
 The next three men were easy outs. The Nationals got their lone run in l the fourth. After one was out Pask- ert was walked. went to second while | Hit was throwing Downey out at first and scored on Dolan's hit into the
 center field fence. which by the way did not go over. Doian perching on third base. Gibbs ended the inning by
 flaming Clarke. In the sixth. the Reds had men on second and third with one
 down. but could do nothing. The