The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-17
GIBBS HAD
 LARKS NUMBER
Easy Win For Bridgeports- Keep Home Boys at Top of
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We're still it. While the Mechanics were shutting the Meadow Larks out so at Newfield park yesterday, New Haven was sticking it to Mique F1nn's F1nnegans at Savin Rock, making the gap between the two teams the greater. Oh yes, Hartford was there with win over Holyoke, oozing the %tnnegans out of second place.
 Yesterdays game was not marked by any zestful features though the game was played in fast time. North ampton really did not offer any op- position, the fans realizing at the start that the visitors would be out classed, their realizations coming true. Outside of a little comedy by color ed rooter on the first base side of the field, there was nothing doing to re- lieve the mOnotony of the game. The Mechanics, however worked in a few good plays, which served to a certain degree to relieve the quiet tension.
 Freddie Gibbs worked the full game for the Mechanics, pitching good ball. He allowed but five hits famed the same number, and did not walk man. None of the five safeties came at dangerous times. Only one Lark reached third. Wolf in the first inn ing, getting there after hitting for
 
 ley's wild heave. the only Mechanic error of the game.
 The Larks played loosely behind John Hess, our hits generally following a Lark slip up. None of the three runs were earned.
 A battle with North ? mpton doesn't tend to arouse the spectators to voice racking outbursts. Occasional flashes of snappy fielding in the nine ordinary innings of play brought out cheer once in a while. In the third Wolf made great stop of Kustus ground CT. doubling Eley at second Jimmy Hall sphered Hess bounder over sec- of e hit Gibbs knocked Flanagan's drive out of the air in the sixth, lucki- ly without receiving any injuries.
 Bill Yale broke into the error col umn in the sixth, when he booted Eiey's brounder. E1ey after thanking Yale for the gift. followed with steal of second Kustus' mighty drive to left center went for two bases. Eley scoring the first run of the game. Kustus ambled on to third, while Bai- ley was going out Burns to Yale. Wolf picked up Ladd's grounder in perfect style, though his throw home to stop Kustus was wild, bounding into the grand stand. Kustus scoring and Ladd taking second. Stowe went out on a fly to the short stop and Hess and Yale bundled up Miller. Two runs
 AS the game looked like the Me- chanics there was no response to the .sall up" plea in the seventh, and as a result the locals did not tally. Hall, after two were away in this inning, beat out a hit to Wolf. The latter should have held the; ball, but he took a chance his throw going wide of first Hall scampering unto second. Eley was out Burns to Yale. Bridgeport started the eighth with Kustus foul flying to Gardella 'Biff'' Bailey was due. responding with a stinging single to left. Ladd also came to deck with a clean drive to right, "Biff'' going to third. Gardella knocked down Stowe's offering, and then began jug gling the pellet, Bailey scoring and Stowe being safe at first. The two runners remained stationary as Mill CT grounded to the short stop and McCauley foul flied to Flaherty. The score: