The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-27

Crooks is the nominal leader of the league with an average of 1859. Ladd is the real leader.
 Manager McCann took Ladd out of the game Saturday in the Sixth inn ing after the game had been won, sub- tituting Chief Snyder who dropped two sacrifice hits. Ladd has an injur- ed knee, which McCann does not want to take any chances with.
 In Nallin, Crooks and Ladd the Bridgeport team has a trio of fine ball players and coming as they do any twirler to face.-New Haven Reg ister.
 Dick Nallin is fast becoming known as the "clean up kid" Was it not in Fridays game with New Haven in the ninth inning when he chased three men ahead of him with a three sacker? Again Saturday with three on in the fifth Nallin unloaded a sin gle, which scored two men.
 Joe Kustus will get back into the game today after a few days illness. Nallin will probably go into centerf1eld in Ladd's place, as the old scout will have to tend that bum knee.
 Brad Kocher, the regular Bridgeport backstop, was called to his home yes- terday and was unable to play so Manager McCann got young Lavery of the St. Joseph"s semi-professional team to work behind the windpad. The kid was rather nervous and had cou- pie of costly passed balls, but when it came hitting time he was their with the wallop. He copped two hits, his last was in the ninth with the basses full, and won the game for the visitors. All he needs is some coach ing and then he would be ripe for the league. Manager McCann should feel ter.
 Tom Crooks first three bagger Sat urday looked like sure home run, as Hummer seemingly lost the pill in the grass. It was lucky it was the first inning and the ball was clean or Hummer might be looking for it yet.
 Freddie Gibbs let up in the sixth and seventh innings. When he saw McCann send Uppy Upham to the rear of the grand stand to warm up, Fred die frightened and held the Aviators safe.
 Bridgeport though she did not play yesterday pulled away from their nearest competitors, Waterbury and New Haven. Both of the latter suf- fered defeats at the hands of Spring field and Northampton, respectively.
 Waterbury put through poor week, running into four shut outs.
 Saturdays was the seventh straight victory for Freddie Gibbs.
 That smash of Nalin's in the ninth with the sacks full was a dandy. His playing was excellent.-New Haven Union.
 Roger Peckenpaugh, the New Haven short stop who wins games with home run drives, is just now going bad. Peck" in the last three games has famed eight times and made but one hit. Four of these breezes are credited to Red Waller.
 Manager Stallings of the Yankees has received word from Catcher Lou Criger to the effect that the veteran will join the Yankees during the week. His presence with the Highlanders means the advent of Catcher Joe Walsh into this city.
 Off Pitcher White of the Pirates yesterday Tommy Downey grabbed one hit out of three times up. He field ed perfectly and also stole base.
 In the 4-3 victory by St. Louis over Detroit yesterday Danny Hoffman of this city figured conspicuously with a two bagger and a single out of three times up. In center field he was credited with eight put outs, a re- markable record for an outfielder.
 The hitting of the Mechanics in Sat- urday's game was music to the ears of the big crowd. The Speed Boys just seemd to work in the drives when they were most needed. The Avia- tors were not far behind with their welts either.
 A pleasing feature of the perform ance of the past week was the manner in which Skipper" Eley, Joe Kustus trio. after being in the rut for some time. put on considerable weight.
 "Chalky' Clunn is due to work against the Finnegans this afternoon. He has not been in the game since a week ago Sunday, while by the way the Waterbury pitchers have been go- ing, ought to cut some figuring in which way the game will go.
 Jimmie O'Rourke, who has been out of the game owing to the death of his mother, received an urgent call to re- join his team, the Columbus club, at earliest convenience. Jimmie left this city on Thursday, going at once to St. Paul, where the team was then playing, Jimmie is a great favorite with the fans and has been doing ex- cellent work for his club this season.
 Frank Hilt, the former clever short stop for Bridgeport, returned to his hotel at Coatesville, Pa, the last of the week. Manager Dunn of Balti- more offered great inducements for his return to the team. but on account of the injury to his ankle early in the season, Frank, has decided to confine himself to the management of the Stephenson House, this year, where he is doing a prosperous business.
 Boston, June 27.-The last of sixteen Harvard men who comprise the squad for the game in New York tomorrow with Yale are due to arrive in New York today where this afternoon they will practice for the game. It is not expected there will be any change in the Harvard line up from that of the last game. Hicks and Young will be the crimson battery while Marshall will again cover shortsop and Chick Mclaughlin the initial sack. The players making the trip are Babson, Boyer, Brown, Carr, Gardner, Hay dock. Hicks, Lanigan. Mclaughlin, Marshall, Mint, Lons. Potter 0Aeves, DooorS and YOun0