The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-08
SHOWING HOW MIR. HI LADD FURNISHED A SWIPE
 AT THE RIGHT TIME
Mechanics Win 43 Victory Over Aviators
 With This Needed CIout

All over this beautiful city, the sec ond in size. but first in importance, in the state, were sung last evening the praises of one gentleman, recog- nized in private life as Alfred c. Ladd. a property owner, of East Greenwich, R. T., but known to the realms of baseball as Hi Ladd, the greatest youngster of them all. Why should his praises be extolled today more than at any other time. Just glance through these few remarks, and judge for yourself. The score is a tie 3-3, a man rests on the first bag patiently waiting to be assisted around the paths There are two down, and two strikes are against the batter. That batter is MT. Ladd; the most danger ous pinch hitter in the league. Let l it be added, it is the last of the ninth. 4 base hit will send the waiting ath- lete probably around to third, a bet across the big dish. Did he do it? 1 Is the sea salty? Same answer. That old Victor just glided over third base into deep left field pastures, closely pursued by the fleety Marsans. It was the old hit and run game, pulled off at the right moment When Pitch CT Haynes had wound up Bobby Stowe, the waiting athlete. was away on steal to second. This gave him the big start, which had it's ending only when he crossed the plate with the 0A It4cAl (O40 c1 N1OIO1S ONO1 N1AO Aviators.
 Baseball fans are Tickle lot. their 1 affections being as unstable as the sands There were cries of Take him out, put Waller in'' when the Aviators gIeaned three runs off gi- gantic Ivor Swanson in the first inn home the velvet, but who doesn't do the right thing at the right time ev- cry minute, Swanson was, to hear certain of the fans, first in the depths t.14 a Joviah heights of Olympus. To say the least that first inning was rather squally for the big Norseman, but then that was the only session in $ which the once dangerous Aviators were able to do anything. From that inning on, Ivor con3ported hlmsef big afternoons gatherings, not allow ling a hit or run for eight long ses- sions.
 The Aviators did all their scoring in one bunch of three, while the Me chanics were content to get theirs one at time And then a word for to work in both games against the Finnegans, and intends if he is. per nnitted to perform, to bring across two victories. Ivor Swanson shows that , he can still fool them; "Cha1ky'' C1unn by his work against the Senators, gives evidence as being as deceptive as ever; while Chief Snyder can go in and do his little turn though he can not do justice to himself with his bum digit As for the fielding the boys never before played such a snappy game as they are doing today.
 Both Bobby Stowe and Hi Ladd were the tall stalwarts with the cudgel, each polling out three hits. while each came across with two safe cracks. There were three real pretty pieces of fielding, one by each club , Tn the second inning Bobby Stowe robbed Haynes of hit by racing over behind first, pulling the Aviator gun ner's first bounder off the ground whirling about getting the runner In the third Walsh, something new in right for the visitors, made a nifty running catch of a long fly from Jaekson's bat, which looked good for three bags. Jackson got back at Walsh in the ninth inning when he raced from his position in left. almost into third base pulling down the new corners almost Texas 1eaguer.
 To begin the contest Marsans saIut- ed swanson with a riPping double to plunked with the pill. "stonewa11'' Jackson did not beget his name, let ting A1neida's drive for base roll to the autos. Marsans and Waterman third Havel famed but Stankard hit in front of the plate. Swanson played Cuban was too speedy for him sliding in under the throw home. Cabrera ripped off single to right, Stankard going to third. Cabrera stole second inning ended with Walsh flying out to Jackson. After E1ey went out in the Mechanics half. Stowe spilled a clean single in left. This neat rap was followed by Texas Leaguers by both Jackson and Ladd. the paths be- ing stuffed. Miller fell down badly foul flying to Stankard. while Tom Crook was equally bad, raising lit He pop to Cabrera.
 Jimmy Hall in the second was given a life on HaveFs boot tearing all the way round to third on Kocher'S pole to center. Kocher took second on the throw to drop Hall at AImeida's sta