The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-01


 A win today at Newf1eld from Wa terbury and into first place we go.
 No opposition from New Haven now. The White Winge tumbled yesterday. will be quite a number accompanying the team.
 Only few weeks ago the Finnegans rested in first place and the Mechanics were second. It came about that the two clubs met in two games. with the Mechanics victors in both. and as result went into first place. All the boys are pulling for an encore.
 The dove of peace flew over the Bridgeport-New Britain game yester- day. Manager Dan OANeil of the Gu bebs brought it about that President and also had Manager Tom Connery of the Hartford club on hand. Both duellists met, patched up their differ ences, and today Manager COnnery will play with the Senators. his indefinite suspension and extra fine of $20 having words of wisdom Manager O'Neil made use of Further. it is announced that Connery will not have to apologize for that insulting letter to the president Of the league.
 Captain Eley will make his appear ance with the Mechanics this afternoon after his weeks suspension. Eley had been dubbed Skipper but number have considered changing the title to Snapper in honor of snatching that clock from Fahey.
 Pitcher Bobby Peterson of the Larks
 H. L -A<~~- n few days ago as fugitive from jus tice, wanted on the charge of embez- element in Chatham, N. r., was re- leased from custody yesterday, it be- ing case of mistaken identity. A youth named Peterson lad forged a check on his college mate for $40 and then beat it. Prior to bis vanishing he had stated that he had played ball in the Connecticut league. The victim followed it up and succeeded in learn ing that there was a Peterson with the Lark outfit. and swore out a war rant The strangest thing about the whole affair. is that the description of the young man wanted tallies with Pitcher Peterson.
 "Kid" Sherwood made a great rec- ord for New Haven against Waterbury yesterday hitting safely five times out of five times up. All were one spots.
 Bugs Reisigl, the New Haven heaver, though considered a clever twirler, manages to have one bad inn ing. He had the Finnegans Az yes- terday up to the eighth inning when they grabbed seven hits from him
 which with an error allowed six runs
 Pitcher Hagerdon is in New York
 under the treatment of a specialist fo1 a kinky arm, brought on by cold : The Mechanics played remarkably we'll in the field yesterday, considering that the game was played on a mud
 credited to Bobby Stowe, and was .
 mess of a slippery ball.
 Baseball players are the most super stitious individuals in the world Onl, the other day Cy Miller, the local thirt baseman was seen to take out a mum | Der of hair pins from his pocket. Wher | such articles should be found in hi pocket, Cy said, ''Why those are bas | hits.'' Further explanation brough | out the fact that ball player neve | lets a pin, hair pin or any such art | icle lie loose on the ground. They'r | lucky, so they consider. In connection | with the story Cy tells a good on on Tom Ramon, who is a brother o | George, who covered left garden fo | the Orators last season. "A numbe | of players said Miller, bought | number of packages of hair pins, an | dropped pin after pin on their way t | the park. Bannon following shortl after, picked up every pin. He coul
 not be held at the park, stating tha | he was going to set the league afr | with his hitting. When Bannon wa | told of the game that had been work | ed on him. continued Miller cit wa | safe to keep good distance fror | him."
 Ira Thomas, former Hartford back I stop, now general in chief of Conni l Mack's catchers was yesterday adde | to the hospital list when he broke tn | thumb of his throwing hand.
 l Harry Lumley, eX-manager of tn
 Brooklyn club and formerly one of th | leading sluggers in the National les
 gue has retired from the game fo good. Lumley went stale for the pas season, the Brooklyn management asl