The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09

It will be 1911 before we again see Gene McCann and his band of hustling Mechanics perform at NeWfield Park. As a fitting closing to the most sue cessfu1 season ever enjoyed : by a Bridgeport team, the Mechanics hum bled the F'innegans yesterday in 2-1 game. thereby bringing themselves within two points of the leaders. whom they playthis afternoon at Waterbury The curtain has rung down on local games. the fans now turning their at tentions to the Winter league, talking over the many pleasant remembrances of the first year of the regime of Gene McCann,. the scout who put Bridgeport lack on the baseball map.
 Yesterdays contest was a battle well , worth witnessing, a contest between teyerything at stake, especially for the Mechanics. for by losing they would have been completely out of the race.
 Both gunners. Waller for the home crowd and Tuckey for the rebels were in rare form. each parting with but five hits The Mechanics punched 1 F'innegans could get but two in one session.
 The home team was on the jump every minute, doing almost impossible stunts. annihi1atine the visitors at : every turn As Waller pitched so did the Mechanies field They did every
 
 for hitss worked in deadly throws and were especially effective on ground halls Only once was there a slip. that a poor throw by I1add. following g a, most wonderful catch On the other hand Tuekey was also playing the game and was given perfect support, but it was not the robbery sort e11a- ployed by the coming champions.
 A word for the unnpires. Messrs- Hart and Lawton. Both were on their jobs. handing out the decisions heat of the game. and it's results their work must be considered high class. Jackson in the sixth made first on his hit. Then Miller the real hard luck batter. of the circuit, swung hard, his line hit being contrary enough to go straight at Needham. The swipe drew Jackson off first base. Needham throwing to that corner, getting the runner in 9 natty double play. Both officials are due to work today in Wa There were many classy pieces of fielding. Hi Ladd being the best per former. Hi in the second inning with raced to the crowd lining center field, pulling down a bid for two bagger from Ahearn's willow It was fly Spearing{ extra ordinary. In the next inning uadd raced almost into the in field, pulling Rodgers Texas leaguer off the clover tops. Jack Roey will always speak well of a Bridgeport crowd. In the seventh inning Jack raced in back of the score board an nexing high foul fly from Crooks bat. The boost was among the crowd. :. but they parted to give the visitor fair ahance to make the catch.
 Would they do that in Waterbury? Never; they'd be throwing everything into the air to baffIe the fielder
 teStonewaI1'' Jackson turned in neat card for the afternoon in the fielding line as well as in batting He pulled pulled cut of the ordinary Jackson appears to be on the improve.
 Tobasco. Tom Tuckey just to show that he was not mean. dead headed Bridgeport captain going down to sec ond on Bobby Stoves well placed sac Tifice. tStonewa1F Jackson lifted little fly over the infie1d on which Elev. dared not take a chance to go to third. The little lift went for a hit. While, Tuckey was winding up Hey set sail for third; He had it so easy that Ahearn did not make an attempt to stop the steal. The pi1fer <unnerved Tuckey. for the first ball pitched to Ladd dented center for 8 hit. Eley scoring the batchelor count.
 There was no scoring again until the fourth, when after Ladd had flied out, Cy Miller shook out a, double into the left field gathering. Cy was willing to move up to third while Connaugh- ton was throwing Crook out at first. Little Jim Hall is not an awful cIouter the bad habit of knocking in runs. Once again Jimmy arose to the occa- sion burning a hit to center which scored Miller. with what proved to be the winning run of the game.
 The Finnegans got their sfille1ahs at work in the sixth. when both Con- naughton and Hoey spilled two bag gers into the crowds Conny scoring fae only F'innegan Inarxer-fera the day.
 Many time the FInnegans had the chances to score but the work of Wal 5er and the armor plate support ac-