The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-15

New Haven here today.
 "Chalky" Clunn or Freddie Gibbs will do the work. It looks like Bugs" Refsigl for the Wings.
 Dan O'Neil with those fast climbing Aviators will be the big noise at Newfield tomorrow. The last time the boys were here, they gave us a
 few scrappy moments besides a good baseball game. The fans might call for an encore tomorrow.
 The Bridgeport sluggsrs have taken an awful slump in the batting de- partment and are about due for a brace if they intend to land the rag. New Haven Register. The batting strength is there, as has been shown, and Is bound to come out at the need ed time. Still there is no denying that we are weak in hitting just now. Tom Needham who was released by Dan OtNeil has been signed up by Waterbury. Needham drew down his passport because he muffed a fly in the New Britain-Hartford game, which allowed the Senators to grab the contest.
 Sandy" Bannister is being worked to death by Waterbury. The Finne- gans need the wins badly just now if they want to keep in the van. Yes- terday Sandy pitched and won the went into the second, but in the sev- enth inning, the Larks tied up the score. Smith finishing the game for the F1nnegans.
 The Mechanics by losing whenever more popular in Waterbury than ever
 before. If McCann keeps that up, local rooters will be giving him lov- ing oup.--Waterbury Republican.
 Tommy Downsy. sthe former Bridge at shortstop for the Cincinnati club in the National league. His fielding has been of the sensational order and as batter he has a fine record.-NeW Haven Register. In the four games played in New York, Tommy grabbed eight hits.
 Frank Beaumont, the former Ora tor catcher reports to the New Bri- tain club today. and will get into tho game against Waterbury. Beau was with Holyoke last season, but was so far below form that no teams cared to pick him up this season. 1t Is not known where O'Neil dug him up. He is to help out Rufiange and Con- nor both of whom are laid up with injuries. state league race, with any one of the three leading clubs having a chance to cop the bunting. It is the first time Bridgeport has been a pen- nant contender since 1904 when there was three cornered fight on between New Haven. Springfield and Bridge port.
 Pop" Foster was sick Saturday yet 1t was his work that helped defeat the l Mechanics. Besides alarming out that homer. Pop" tore off catch | Kocher of three bagger. Foster backed up to the fence as near as he dared, then by a wonderful leap | turned his body partly around the | sphere landing in his digits. A bad | cold is Fosters trouble.
 The New Haven papers have been throwing the hooks into Owner George | Cameron so much that Dear George has taken the league pass from the Journal-Courier man. Here is what the latter has to say about the take away: "Our poor pass. Boo, hoo; 1 boo hoo and also boo hoo"
 Not to be outdone by Hurley, the l clothier, Vincent Bros, have come across with an offer of Q ton of coal to each member of the Mechanics should the pennant be landed in this | city, Oh you fireside stuff Keep this quiet, there is a little something | besides winning the pennant. With a | ton of Coal for a starter, the boys will be holding hands some day with | some sweet little thing, and if she ! families means, you know, increased orders for coal, but who would ac- ! cuse Vincent Bros. of such a thing. l The fact Is that Bridgeport has been 1 without winning club for 50 long, | that the local merchants are but get ting their interest aroused, and feel | that they ought to do something for | the boys. Bring on that champion ship.
 Taking the last six games as a basis, Bridgeport has shown the best | form of any team in the Connecticut | League, and with continuance of | the kind of ball they are now playing | Waterbury will have the time of her | life in keeping in the lead. The Me chanics give evidence of squirt that will make them extremely dangerous all along the line.-NeW Haven Jour- nal Courier.
 A peculiar play happened in the | New London-Middletown game in the l Connecticut Association during the | past week which has caused consider | able argument among baseball men. | There were men on first and third | with one out, when the batter sent a | fly to the outf1eld. The man on third | held base till the fly was caught, then | dashed for home The man on first | however with the crack of the bat | set sail for second. When the fly | was caught he had to hoof it back | for first, but the throw was there | ahead of him. The question was did | the run count? Baseball authorities | say that if the runner crossed the | home plate before the ball reached | first base, the run counted. Others say that it was a continuous play, | and that the run did not count. The concesusus of opinion is though that the run counted.
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