The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-01
FOOD FOR THE FANS.
Meaty Gossip Pertaining to Plays and Players in the National
 PaStime

PaStime
 June. good night.
 lis great weather.
 Tear off another march
 And the Ffnnegans also lost.
 So we still sling to first place.
 The Fighting Larks here this after noon.
 Bridgeport invades Savin Rock to- morrow A record crowd will turn out.
 The home game with Springfield Monday will be in the morning start ing at 9:45 a. m. The same clubs will meet in the afternoon in Springfield.
 Bridgeport will have big week next. Two games with Springfield Monday; two on for Tuesday in Northampton; one in Holyeke, We'd nesday; one here with Hartford, Thursday; one with Northampton here Friday; and ending up with two with Holyoke here Saturday.
 1l Ladd of Bridgeport of his hitting abil- 1ty. He has struck his stride this year with vengeance, so much. so that the leagues younger blood find it an arduous task to keep up with the old man.-Holyoke Telegram.
 The Aviators finished five lengths ahead of the Mechanics yesterday. Me Cann's men did too much splashing in the fifth inning losing considerable ground.
 "Biff' Bailey is now with York in the Tri-State league. In the few games in which he has participat ted he has hit the ball wonderfully hard According to the accounts of five games, he has failed to fall below two hits in any one of the contests. while most of his hits have@been for extra bases. -~He is playing at first base, and has also played left field. York has won but g out of 45 games play ed.
 out yesterday in Philadelphia attend ing the Pat PowerssDay'' celebration al Shibe Park, the memory of the dead catcher being commemorated by a benefit for his widow and children. The Athletics defeated a picked team of players from the New York, Bos- ton and Washington Americans. 5-3 Lord of Bostons in the events beat out bunt to first in 1-5 seconds. Speak CT of Boston and Chase of New York tied for second at 3 2-5 seconds. Col lins of the Athletics made the bases in IA 1-5 seconds, equalling the worlds record,
 Umpire Buster" Watts called Jer- IVY ~ J- I11I IJfH Northampton game yesterday at Savin Rock accepting Councils challenge to come outside and have it out. Con- nell thought that a hit over the right field fence by Bill Luby was not fair and told Watts so. Words followed. Both walked to the New Haven bench where both set down their masks and protectors, the crowd realizing that there was to be something doing. Luby, the visiting manager, restrained Watts from leaving the grounds. Con- nell stuck to the bench being blast cred with a $5 fine.
 And. speaking of warm weather. how about old Cy Young, of Cleveland, The grand old veteran came unto his own yesterday shutting out St. Louis with two hits. and incidentally turn ing in his 499th big league victory.
 
 he struck town last evening. He had made big plans to take in the concert at the park, but the train was late. 1T had learned, You can't make me stop loving you, though you don't love me- by heart, and wanted to hear Redmond tear off a few stanzas of it'' said Miller.
 "Pop" Foster is congratulating him. self on securing Catcher Schneider who comes from the Jersey City club of the Eastern league.
 Tacks Delave has been handed his pass ports by the Davenport club of the Three I league. He has written to Manager Edwards of the Larks for a job, but it is almost needless to say that Edwards does not want him.
 In the Northampton-Hartfo game Wednesday Bill Yale was handed a pass by Pitcher Chappie Ward in the fourth. On the first pitched ball Yale was off to second. Called 'safe'' he picked himself up, went to third on the next ball, making that base with ease With Luby at the bat, and while Ward was winding up, Yale came home like a flash and although the peg was true, Watts could give no other de- cision but Safe
 Outfelder Tom Hummer of the New Britain team has been secured by Manager McCann and will be played in right garden today This does not mean though that Skipper Hey will be let go by the club, but will be on the bench for a few games. McCann considers Hey too snappy man, with many good possibilities, to let SC. Cy Miller was photograph phed doing the sands at Walnut Beach Wednes- day evening. Cy was not alone either
 "I would like to suggest remark ed baseball fan, that all men left on bases should be counted in the fin al box score. Man left on third base to count three-auarters of a run; one left on second base to count half run; if left on first base one-quarter of a run. Suppose the batter clouts out a ringing single steals second, steals third and is marooned there, Should his "Ty'' Cobb speed be vast ed? A fair count for the batsman and flat bats if necessary. Every man his own Lajoie. .'-(EXchange- The. scorers have a hard time as it is