The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-06

The Bridgeports and New Britalns played at Finnegan. the now you nave it. and now you haven't kind, yester-
 day at Newfield. the Mechanics prov
 ing that they were the better stayers.
 It was one of those really biting days
 when the players would rather be sit
 ting, around a fireplace than drawing salaries on the ball field. The ;nappy
 cold told on the players. especially on
 the Mechanics, who totale1 seven CT
 TOTS. four of them by Shortstop Hall.
 Bridgeport grabbed a slight lead at
 the start. worked into a tie around the fourth. went trailing in the fifth, , crawled up a little closer in the sixth,
 and ahead in the seventh for the re-
 rnainder of the contest The Mechan-
 ics contributed errors enough to lose the contest, but would just after the misplays go in and bat them all back
 again.
 CIunn started to pitch for the Me
 chanics. working for three and one
 third innings. During all that time only three hits were made from lis
 delivery, two of them in succession m the fourth. Thessupport accorded him was miserable. Jimmy Hall at short could not seem to hold anything. while Bailey at first worked in a few mis-
 plays The Mechanics made one err
 TOT in the first, three in the second,
 and one in the third. The other two
 came along in succession in the fifth,
 giving two men lives on the paths.
 Had the residents played in anything
 like errorless style. the visitors would
 not have gathered more than two runs.
 Clunn was not the only one to be
 relegated to the stables. Brown or 2 New Britain was being hit with ease by the Mechanics. Manager Connor dropping him after the fourth inning, substituting "Chappie" Ward. Chap pie had something until the seventh, when the locals found that something, four men being pushed across the last stopping station Upham pitched well for the Mechanics. only one run being earned. that in the fourth. after he had relieved C1unn- Two runs were made in the fifth but were due to errors. as only one hit was made in this ses- sion.
 The Mechanics hit well. especially Stowe and Bailey. Both grabbed three hits apiece. the former slowing away a triple and the latter a double. Cap tain skipper Eley worked his way on the paths three times. twice through passes and once on hit On each occasion he made his way home T. Steinhauser's Tnuh of Waterman's fly gave that player a. life in the first but he stayed at first. while his two Followers went out Jimmy Hall led on for the Mechanics with two bag ger over Riley's head. Eley beat out a hit to Friel. Hall going to third. aEley stole second. Miller flied out to short stop. Bailey's hit to left scored Hall and Eley. Bailey was out steal ing catch to short Ladd flied to Hummer. The Perfectos tied uo in sthe second. due to the Mechanics err Tors. Connor was down. Hall to Bai- Hey. Friel hit to> center for a single. Hall got under Riley's fly in back of third but dropped the ball. When Rufange's offering went through Hall S pins Friel scored Riley taking third. Riley scored while Rufiange was be- ing thrown out at second by Hall on Browns tap. Bailey dropped Need hams high fly but went out mo- ment. later when Waterman hit to
 The Mechanics got one back in their half of the second. Bobby Stowe led off with a three -bagger over Water mans head, coming in when Kocher hit to right for a single. In this in- struck out. Hall contributed another error on a batted ball: a man was walked and another hit with a. ritchad ball in the third for New Britain. but nothing could be done.
 Eley walked for Bridgeport in the third. followed by a steal of second. Miller whiffed. Bailey knocked Need ham over with his drive. Eley travel ing home. Cabrera made pretty huff when Brown threw to second to catch Bailey after Ladds tap. both men being safe. Stowe hit hard to IBrown, the ball bounding off his, glove, the time going for a hit. filling the bases. Steinhauser had a. great chance to shine. but struck out Kocher was out second to first
 New Britain tied up iliS. the fourth. Rufange flied out to Eley. who made "a great catch. Sanchez batting for Brown. singled to center. Needham Followed with a three baser to left. This marked the retirement of Clunn, Tphanl being substituted. Waterman. ltke first man to face Upham, went out, Hall to Bailey. Needham was scored from third on Cabrera's hit to left 1 Bobby Stowe and, Bailey took care of Plummer. Hall walked sin the fourth after Upham was out. and tried to l