The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-31
GREAT BALL IN FAIRFIELD
Games Running 17, IA and 12 Innings Furnished the Fans Plenty of Sport Yesterday
(Special to the Farmer.)


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 Fairfield, May 31.-It is safe to as- sert that Fairfield takes greater inter- est in the national game than any other town of its size in the state and would make good showing in a national comparison. With a game running 17 innings to make score of to and another of 14 innings by a younger team the total of four or five games yesterday shows Fairfield is a town of fans. The regular Fairfield team was billed for two games with the Hargrove school nine. The town boys had already won one game from the school and the games yesterday were intended to establish the supremacy. While the Fair fields won out maintaining their lead of one game the Hargrove team has valiant fight and when the small number of students in the school is considered it must be called an all- star baseball aggregation.
 In the morning game the liar grove team put in Seeley with Don nelly who has caught for the West End and other semi-professional teams in Bridgeport. The town boys put in McGarry and O'Dwyer their regular battery. Seeley struck out four men and McGarry IT. The work of Frank Smith Fairfield boy as umpire was highly commended by the artists on both teams.
 The Score:
 Fairfield, 1012 2OO2 0 O-6 Hargrove, OOO 0 0 0 0 2-2
 The afternoon game was the most interesting. It was stubborniy fought by both sides from the very first. The Hargrove boys put in their star player with Donnelly as the battery and it certainly was great ball playing. Drew and O'Dwyer went in for the F'airfields and for Il in- nings neither team made a run. The score was tied in the fifth and the batters were retired one. two three with an occasional hit until the 17th inning when Donnelly hit a two bag ger and was brought home by Flynn. Flynn the giant of the Hargrove team showed professional timber. When he uncoiled his elongated form and allowed the ball to escape him spectators saw only a flash and heard the slap of the catchers init. It was evident that he was not extending himself even at that for he retired only 12 men on strikes to O'Dwyer's A. It was believed by the fans that Donnelly could not hold him if he used all the power in his big wiry frame. In the third and fifth in nings Donnelly was hit and both times he took the count but revived and got into the mask again doing better work in the last 12 innings than in any previous ones. He show ed remarkable grit and stamina. He was heartily applauded when he re- sumed his position. Hargrove scored one in the first and four in the sec ond but did not raise a mark agaln until the 17th. Fairfield scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth but never saw the home plate after ward. George Soles umpired and his work was satisfactory.
 It was day of long games and be- gan in the morning with a defeat for the Fairfield Reserves by the Walnut team of Bridgeport by a score of II to in twelve inning game.
 In the afternoon the Fairfield Jun iors were defeated by the Cardinals of Bridgeport in fourteen inning game by a score of 16 to IS. Will kinson and Johnson. battery for the Cardinals; Soul and Carroll for the locals
 Tn the distribution of lamp posts about the town one intended for erec- tion on Elliott street was broken and has been laid aside The residents of the neighborhood have waited pa tieEtly for the gas company to erect a perfect post but they have waited in vain. Eight ladies living on the street held an informal convention the other day and passed a resolution calling attention to the neglect on the part of the authorities and also to the fact that the senate of the state had passed the act admitting women to the suffrage. While they did not vote to turn down the present ad- mlnistrat1on if they were allowed to vote at the next election they made it plain that they had their eyes open and the present administration must beware.
 A congregation of 600 attended the ceremonies attending the crown ing of the statue of the Blessed Vir- gin at St. Thomas church Sunday af- ternoon. The senior and junior so- dalities of the Children of Mary to the number of 200 were in the pro- cession. Miss Nellie Kelly placed the crown upon the statue and four lit- were Mary Donohue. Marguerite Flanagan, Mary Kelly. and Katherine Granville. During the ceremony the "Crowning Hymn was sung by the two hundred voices. An address followed by Rev. Father w F. O'Dell and the exercises closed with ves- pers The sacred ceremony was greatly enjoyed by all who attefued many of whom came from Bridgeport to witness it.
 The Novena to the Holy Ghost at St. Thomas church will be continued < ing next Sunday which is the feast of Pentecost
 Alfred s. Perry has complained to the superintendent of schools that there IS a seeming lack of discipline at the Sherman school He com plalns that his son eight years old has been twice hit by stones thrown by school mates. Tn his complaint MT. Perry says a boy named Bowers was recently hit by a stone and so hadly injured that the services of pr. Donaldson were required to dress the wound He has threatened to ap- peal to the state board of education unless he is assured that the occur renee will not be repeated and that he will keep his children away from the school until he receives such as surance.
 Rev. John Fitzgerald of St. Mary's Tn greenwich and Rev. James Moran or New York were the guests of Rev. w F. O'Del1 yesterday.
 James Kelly, formerly of Bridge port has been made manager of John Boyle's pharmacy and has taken the