The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05

Half a century in points away.
 Two games today in Northampton Mechanics return Thursday for g game with the Larks.
 Only 45 hits in the last three games, an average of 15 to each en- counter.
 Hi Ladd is a great kidder. Tester day he was hit in the back by a throw of Larkin's. The old scout just to show that it didn't hurt began rubbing his leg.
 Springfield was weakened by the absence of Chet Waite, who had his nose broken in the game with Hart ford Satuday. Chet slid into Metz gers knee in the first inning of play
 Skipper" Hey is coming along in great shape since the change in the batting order has been made. The light haired boy is lining out the hits and is also making the paths more often by the walk route.
 Hey looked good to be on the in jured list in the game with New Ha- ven Saturday. After knocking out 8 triple scoring Clunn, Eley was caught at the plate on a throw from Corcoran to Waters. The latter com p1eted the play so roughly, that Eley was knocked out. He was uncon- scious for a few minutes, but pIuckily resumed playing.
 Society note-Brad Kocher, Jimmy Hall and Uppy Upham have joined the Summer colony at Walnut Beach They're stopping at the Mayflowe1 cottage.
 Paskert of Cincinnati is the lead ing, slugger in the National league leads in the American topping the list at .393.' He is being hard pressed by Ty Cobb, who is now hitting for .380. Honus Wagner has struck his stride. and will enter the BOO class necticut @ ieaguers are no weli r represent sent ed. In the National Tommy Downey is slugging for 1908; Danny Hoffman .292. Pat Dougherty is the leading hitter among the White Sox with an average of PAT. Walsh of the same team, though not having played SC many games is .257.
 Delirious from an attack oftyphoid fever Pitcher Bill Torrey of the Giants jumped from a window at the Roosevelt Hospital in New York yes- terday landing on the roof of an en- zine house eleven feet below. He was not seriously injured by the fall Torrey is the pitcher who last season was claimed by the Cubs, the Reds and the Giants. After series of contradictory decisions, he was final ly turned over to the Giants.
 "Zeke" McCann had his boys well groomed for the fray and sent his star southpaw Clunn after the game This is the light haired chap who Americans during their spring trip and his performance yesterday proved him to be one of the finest boxmen in the league. He was master of the situation from the start and held the locals at his mercy when a hit was needed: Besides pitching a fine arti- cle of ball he fielded and batted well He was supported in gilt edge fashion and his team mates worked well to- gether-New Haven Register. It was just getting back for a game the White Wings should never have talk en from us earlier in the week.
 Tommy Downey, the former Bridge port shortstop, is playing a sensation al game at short and third for Clark Griffith's Cincinnati Reds. His work so far this season has been more =
 Brad Kocher is making a great hit around the circuit with his shin guards. He put them on last week at the request of Manager McCann who realized that he would have to next few days, or until a new catcher arrives.
 Notice how Kocher has been tear ing into the ball. In yesterdays games he grabbed four hits, three of
 Dick Nallin's five hits in five trips to the pat in the morning game will hold for some time. It brought his average up to an even 400. Strange though every man on the team but noon.
 Umpire Chief Kennedy is having a great time with his staff. He gave notice to Buster Watts early Sunday morning that he had been dropped, and also wired Candy Lachance, who had been previously dropped because of punk work, to work in the Spring f1eld-New Haven game at Lighthouse Point Sunday. Lachance was assign ed to oficiate in the Waterbury-New Haven game at the Rock yesterday afternoon, but did not show up. He announced that he had thrown up the job because of the criticism heap ed upon his work Sunday. Watts was dropped because of his actions in a recent game in New Haven when he accepted a def from Jerry Connell to step outside the grounds and have it out.
 Tommy Leahy had his troubles in Holyoke yesterday afternoon, having to be escorted from the field by the police. An angry mob wanted to tear Tommy to pieces. The Paper makers lost 8-7.
 Charlie Fallon, the former Hart team yesterday. His advent was spec tacular for in the 11th inning of the afternoon game, Fallon with a two bagger scored Cough with the run that spelled defeat for the Finnegans their second in one day.
 Will history repeat itself? Last season on the Fourth Bridgeport cap- tured two games from the Ponies. At that time the then Orators were rest ing in last place, while at the end of the season they occupied the same berth. This season we occupied first place? Will we finish there?
 Tommy Downey is now second in the Cincinnati batting order. In the second game with St. Louis yester- day he poled out two hits. one a double, and also sacrifice. CRACK MOTOR BOATS IN
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