The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-27
JOUR FINEST" WIN OUT IN
 GREAT BATTLE OF THE BATS
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And the final score was: Bridgeport Cops, II: New Haven Cops. z. It hap
 pened yesterday at Newfleld.
 Officer Jack Cody trotted cut little pickinniny mascot. that has to gc
 through the world with the name o1 to Bill) The trot out act came in the
 seventh. Lester was dressed in g l regalia of grey with hat to match
 His stockings were black and covered
 a pair of decidedly rickety legs. The combination of the grey and black was altogether too much for the New Ha-
 ven Cops. Bridgeport tying the score
 runs to the good. winning out u-7, in | true darkey fashion. Think of it 3 | negro mascot and those mystic num-
 bers-"Come seben-come eleben:' | Where lives the "cop" who doesn't
 understand.
 Everybody was there. even the poli- tfcians. Kids monopolized the side lines. the bleachers and even hung of | the "bull heifer" in center field And l what nationality was not represented Near the first base line there stood a
 little Celestial. who made as much
 noise in that lucky. seventh. as any | it was a great day for the Bridgeport Police. both as far as the game is con- | cerned. and the way. they treated and
 handled their guests over at Weber's. It was an ideal day for a good con test. and the 4.000 who turned out were well repaid by the play of the curb | pounders. and the comedians back of the press box. lead by the two Jacks,
 McGirr and McGovern. When the play started to get dull. these two were | there with the lingo that would smooth matters and start the ball a rolling. Of that 4.000. fully 500 were from New Haven. all of whom occupied seats of
 honor in the grand stand. They were given their chance to let out in the first part of the contest. but after Sky" Kelley, the elongated Bridgeport pitcher started, to warm up. they sat back in their seats. as if they didn't care what happened. Out on the field Jack Cody kept the kids from getting too strong in the walloping act. as there were many petty scraps due to the great crowding. He was ably as sisted by Simeon Mccullough. who was attired in Bridgeport Police baseball uniform, ready to jump in to bat and play for any of the regulars should necessity require it. The mas cot was kept in hiding till the seventh qualification of the Bridgeport follow ing. and moment later to the sorrow of the New Haven cohorts. As for the game New Haven started off like winners, gathering runs with
 out much effort, due mainly to the not like Wagner fielding of some of the Bridgeport Cops. Their festivities did not last long, as after the fourth in
 Skinny" Kelly, which was good enough for a shut out from that ses- sion on to the end. Bridgeport broke the ice in the third by getting two
 in the fifth, and tying and advancing beyond reach in the seventh. The game was on at 2:45 when Terry Rog- CTS announced the batteries to the mul- titude in a voice that would put silk IO'Loughlin. the American league um- pire of Strike Tuh" fame to shame. The ozone was fairly shattered with voileys of shouts by the local follow CTS when Kelly famed Mccormick. New Haven fans had come back as Dermody, he with the locks of gray, pumped single into center and stole second. Dermody was anchored on the
 mid station when Jack Dempsey scooped up Doherty's teaser and hurled to first for the second out. Mo Enroe hit to Phil Blansfield at second, the ball rolling through his spindles into right,Dermody tallying for the first Ivers' throw to catch him stealing went into center field. Lautenbach lifted a sky scraper to Bert Hazel. Bert stuck out his paws as if the ball would stay there, but the fans were dismayed when they saw him hoof it toward the bull in center. after the ball. McEnroe crossed the pan on the error Lautenbach taking second Ly- ons ended the inning, pitcher-to first. In Rridgeport's half all Dempsey and Blansf1eld could do was to go out sec ond to first. Capt. Bill OLeary glad deEed the hearts of the fans by slap ping a single into left. He remained along third base and pulled down Ivers' foul fly. Agony for the fans started the second. Kelly fell all over Carroll's tap and OLeary let Tracy's II, |, was thrown out at second when Con- nelly hit to O'Leary, Bill this time holding onto the sphere. Shouts rent the air when Kelly famed Mccormick, of glue in front of Dermody's teaser, throwing Connolly out at third. It was a great inning for Bridgeport, as there were two on before any were down. In the locals half, Hazel struck ou1, Musante walked. Dallwig was laid low on the strike out route, fol- lowed by a walk by Williams. "Skin- n.y. Kelly tried hard but furnished the third strike out of the inning for Dermody.
 The third section found another run in the New Haven column. Doherty led off with rap to left. and was sac went out pitch to first. Lautenbach was on hand with the timely wallop to left which scored Doherty. On the throw in by Musante to catch Doherty LauCenBach DeatV IL to InlrO, put was caught on a pretty throw from Ivers to Blansf1eld. Lyons ended the ses- sion by flying to Dallwig.
 In this stanza Bridgeport sent her first runs across the pan. Dempsey walloped to left for sack. Blansfield slapped to Dermody who threw wild to second to catch Dempsey, both men be- ing safe. When Mccormick dropped Lyons throw to second to gather in Blansfield on O'Leary's grounder, all hands were safe. three on and one down. Ivers tried hard and short flied to center, all holding their bases. Bert Hazel was the candy kid with timely wallop to right, which scored both Dempsey and Blansf1eld. Musante flied out to center, while Dallwig struck out. It looked like the undoing of Bridge port in the fourth, the visiting cops pushed four runners over. the pan, on five hits and two stolen bases.
 Williams opend the local half of the fourth with a hit into left. Kelly struck out. Williams was forced at second when Dempsey hit to the short ufn R1ono6a1d Aevu r,1f rio fa1d