The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
(By Wagner.)
If we only had Barry every day.

(By Wagner.)
If we only had Barry every day.
Hank Gagain caught a good game.
He was full of pepper as usual and
held Swanson up in fine style.
Bob Stowe looked as if he regained
his old swatting power in the third
when he jolted two Dagger to CEN
ter and sent Ladd and Kauff over the
pan. kauff did a great bit of run
ming to get home from first on the
drive.
The New Haven club will show at
Newf1eld tomorrow afternoon. Man.
ager Mccain hasn't recovered from
the shock of those two trimmings
New Haven handed the Mechanics. and
he will probably send Freddy Gibbs
against the Wings tomorrow. Pop
Foster and Slugger Burke are with
New Haven.
Webb, the crack pitcher who burn
ed up the league last season until he
was recalled by Pittsburg, has Joined
to Grand Rapids, Mich, after Pitts
burg recalled him. He pitched part
of an inning against Holyoke yester-
day when the Cubebs won by to 2.
Pitcher Hack Schuman, formerly
with New Britain, has been suspended
by Lawrence of the New England
league, until he gets into condition.
Cooney Hoover, the old Waterbury
third baseman, has refused to report
to Altoona Of the Tri-State league, the
club to which he was traded by Wa
terbury Salaries are very low in the
Tri-State this year.
Owner Clarkin of Hartford refuses
to take his team to New Haven on
Sunday for a 5000 guarantee. He
claims Owner Cameron of New Haven
gets s400 from the Connecticut Com
pany. which owns the field.
Pitcher Bill Foxen, formerly with
Hartford, has been turned over to At
lanta of the Southern league by the
Chicago Cubs. In return the Cubs
are given an option on Outfielder Zim-
norman.
pitcher Lower of Waterbury. lost
his first game yesterday when Spring
field took his measure by to 4. Case
and Greenwich worked for the Pones.
OHara, the Waterbury shortStop.. had
three errors, and Eddie Swander. the
Springfield outfielder. had three hits.
Hank Gagain was so much inter-
ested in the argument between
Steamer Flanagan and the umpire
that he turned his back on the gam
in the fourth. Ivor Swanson wanted
to take advantage of the opportunity
FIVE times at the pride of Waterville
before he could bring him back to
earth. "a aaS IA,
Big Bill Luby can still hit 'em out
His triple in the fourth went to the
single in the seventh.
Lou Litschi looks more valuable
every day. In addition to getting two
doubles he got to first once on an
error by Newton and was also hit by
pitched ball. He scored two runs
and started two double plays.
Capt. Tom Crook was the only Me-
chanic who didn't get a hit. The big
fellow was sore, too. He did manage
to draw a sacrifice and g. pass.
you have to take your hat off to
Hi Ladd," said Manager Luby of
Northampton. ANY player who can
get three hits and a sacrifice out of
four times up ought to have his pic
ture in the paper"
Benny Kauff Clipped in with his
daily swat. His single to right sent
Ladd home in the first. The fleet
outfielder also drew a. pass and stole
base.
Chief Snyder is a handy man to
have around. He can play the in
field and also leads the pitchers with
four games won and none lost.
Nor Mt ho CO.. ~,
Third Baseman Andy Gardella. He
took eight chances without an error
and also made g hit. Faster COM
pany for him next season.
The players know Gagain is green
and they like to kid him. He didn't
touch second" shouted Gardeila aft
er the youngster had tripled in the
sixth. Il did too yelled Gagain
jumping off third. Red Waller push
Never mind those kidders, Hank"
Let's see, the Highlanders were 60
ing to stop the Tigers weren't they?
Mathewson has won four out of
five. All in, Ell?
Hans Wagner drew his old, de-
crepit frame to the plate, smashed out
two triples and scored two runs, be-
sides eating up eight chances.
Manager Bill Dahlen of BROOKLYN
threw seventeen men into the breach
against st. Louis but his team suffer-
ed its daily shut out just the same
Charles Hall is proving the ready
rescuer of the Boston Red Sox.
Beck. about to be discarded. watt
ed the ball over the fence in the first
inning, with the bases filled, thereby
winning a game for the Cincinnati
Reds.
Cincinnati seems to have found
herself. She is now knocking for adj
mission in the first division.
Every Tiger, including the two sub
stitutes who were in the lineup. took
fall out of Warhop. the New York
American twirler, Crawford being
there with a single, double and
homer.
The way Cobb and Crawford have
torn the Detroit team to smithers
with their jealousies is something
awful, for the other team.
Another defeat nj tho DIiu;a.