The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-10

''We died fighting, we never gave up"-the Mechanics.
 Finish a great season in New Britain
 today.
 Win or lose today second place will l be ours.
 The Mechanics were counted out of the running two weeks ago, but they came back. That lead of the F'inne- l gans was Iessened day by day until after the last game here but two points | separated the two.
 Our bonnets off, to you, Mickey Finn. you put great team in the Brass City They had their ups and downs l like the best of them, but were there when the final test came.
 That four in one week. two in one oay loss to the Finnegans, was too
 much for the Mechanics to stand; it was their death knelI.
 Three of the four new managers in the league land their teams one two three, Finn in Waterbury, McCann in Bridgeport, and O'Nei11 in New Brit ain The fourth, Foster in Holyoke, brings up the rear.
 "I can't predict a pennant winner, but I'll bring the boys in one, two. league before I can really get my bearings" Manager McCann's words before the season started How true they were the standing shows. but how near he came to bring them up to the top.
 Manager McCann must be commend ed, for he has done wonders with his club. Barring hobby pitching staff the team itself was outclassed by many of the other clubs of the league. Especially was this noted in the bat ting, only one man on the club hit ting above the 300 mark.
 Give the boys the big credit for what. they have done. They played a fight ing game, never losing an inch where they saw an advantage. It was a as their leader.
 -- The season has been a profitable one when everything is taken into consid- eration. Had not the owners been put to considerable expense through the purchase of the franchise and the buy ing of players they would have netted a tidy little piece of velvet.
 The attendance at the games has demonstrated to the management that the people of Bridgeport will support a winning club The owners are ever on the alert and promise that for next season, that not only will there be a winning team, but that the accommo- dationslwill be better.
 Bobby Stowe came back to town last AA4S44L anu WcS dS SUE cS Q OO1I ONCA the defeat. He was too peeved to talk about it and chased straight home to the fireside.-New Haven Journal 1 Courier
 The National commission has just ruled on a claim of the New York Ma tionals against Pitcher Red Waller of Bridgeport. The New York club claim ed that Waller was still in debt to it, which was lcontracted while Waller was. a. mem!eer of the Giants. The
  port club had paid part of the claim and guaranteed the rest, further action was necessary by the commfs- sion. Waller is pitching great ball for the Mechanics and it is mostly due to his hardsworkf that the Bridgeport team is in such a high position.-(New Haven Register.) Yes, John did his best to bring home the pennant, but alas he was willing when he was not him 1 self.
 Yesterdays big battle was a scrap for first and second place. Today 1 brings, out another fight for the next three positions. If New Britain wins l from the Mechanics they will retain | third position. However, if she loses | and New Haven wins two from Spring | field, down she goes to fourth place, i and the Wings into third Then again | if New Haven loses the two and Hart | ford wins her one from Northampton, | tue VNlIlSS go to IOP LnS S0cOId QlN4S- ion and the Senators to bring up the | rear in the van guard. It has been 8 grand race.
 Waterbury and the Mechanics have been at it all season interchangfng places with one another The league has changed 21 times dur ing the season. Hartford and New Ha- ven also being on the top for a few days. Neither made a second appear ance.
 t'Red'' Fairfield, the famous bat car- rier, got into a n1ixup with two Water bury kids yesterday, and came out with a clean collar. McCann has two carriers, the other being ttUppy' Heintz, called Uppy because of his re- semblance to Uppy Upham. McCann will probably ask for waivers on one of the kids.
 l Bridgeport fans can't root? Well, they did fairly well yesterday. Jere- miah Holmes a great Y M. c. A. man, stirred them up so that they yelled from the time Rodgers went to the bat until Kiernan grounded out Tn the ninth. (Waterbury Republican n it's remarks on the Thursday game)