The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-24
BETTER BATTING
 BY MECHANICS
Easy Win From Springfield With
 Swanson Serving
Bay State Team Loses on Last Appearance Here For
 Season.

No one could accuse the Mechanics of not hitting after witnessing that biffing 6-1 victory over the Spring field, Ponies at Newfeld yesterday. The boys seemed to enjoy new lease of life landing on Pitcher Lee Fairbanks for a steady stream of hits. mostly clean and sharp. Their hitting was consistent, while the enemies hitting was scattered, they being lucky to escape the whitwash.
 L Swanson did not have to exert himself very much to bring home the bacon, for the home talent started the music in. the opener going. winningly along until the good night" session. The Ponies tried hard to make their few hits count but their tireleSS ef- forts went for nought. victory on their farewell appearance here would set them right with their home fans, as there is also a grand little nght outside of the pennant pursuit, gong on for the trailer in the first division.
 The effervescence spilled in the bat ting also worked itself out in the fielding the boys mixing themselves ;lp in a series of nifty plays. " Miller was the big noise in the heio- ing art IT. the first inning Mason mt 2 slow bounder that was just out of Swanson,s reach. Cy saw that IT Hall went for the bound, it would be impossible to get the runner at first. He took the only possible open ing, dashing across in front or Hali' digging up the pill with one hand, throwing accurately to first for the mt out. Tn the third Cy was almost knocked over by drive from Falr- banks bat but he got the runner oy a nifty throw. Jimmy Halls throw
 AI- seen at the park this season, Crooks not having to move an inch to get any of the wings. Jackson made great catch of a liner from Plank $ bat just over the infield in the slAtn inning. The home crowd worked in two gingery double plays. one start ed by Jimmy Hall and the other by Ivor Swanson.
 To start the mill Skipper" Hey made a big bid for a hit in Mason direction Only good work by Far banks in covering first recorded a put out Stowe drilled hit through me inheld. the pill stopping up out Plank 5 way. Jackson's incis:on in left cen fer went for a hit Waller running for Stowe going to second. Ladd s hit plowed it's way by Guest ana Waller scored run No l.
 Hall boosted his average Tn the sec ond by biffing to center for a base K0eher's attempted sacrifice went for a hit. as Mason could not field 1t in time to get the runner at nfst- A psssed hall chased both runners up neg Swanson came in for lucky hi on his slow bounder to Redmond m which Hall scored. On Eley's aerial sacrifice Kocher raced across v:th the second run of the inning
 Tho sixth was a seething session Tor the Springfelds. Ladd started the fun with a pole to left. He moved up 10 second on Crooks self killer. Miller nicked out a curve to his liking, the sphere sailing way oyer Waite's head 10 the horse gate. and was good for three bungalows, Ladd scoring. Jim ny Hall did the waiting act, drawing down a pass Kocher who was hav- irg a nice little afternoon punctured right with a hit. The ball as it neared Plank took a bad bound, go- ing over the felders head, Miller and Hall scoring Kocher made three bases on the swipe, but was out at home tearing in on the hit. though when he turned third, Redmond had the ball on relay from Plank.
 The Ponies saved themselves from q shut out in the seventh. Mason started the session with a hit to cen ter Ladd pulled down Perkins long flv and then threw to Crooks to catch Mason who raced up a little on the hoist. Crooks let the sphere roll through his pins to the fence. Mason going to second. scoring on Redmonds s timely swat to center. It would have been a shut out but for Crooks err TOT for Guest and Larkin following went out on flies. The score: