The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-14
BRIDGEPORT
 DEFEATS FAST BROCKT0N TEAM
McCann's Men Make Strong Finish Against New Eng.
 land Leaguers

By making a strong finish, Bridge port defeated Brockton of the New England league this morning at New l field park by to 2. The visitors made a great showing for six innings but they couldn't stand the strain and had a bad case of rattles in the sev- enth and eighth. The contest was 1 called at the end of the eighth inn- | ing on account of rain. A crowd of about $50 saw the struggle.
 Swanson was the first twirler for l the Mechanics. He was in difficulty 1 in the first three innings by reason 1 of his poor handling of bunts but he always managed to tighten up and 1 prevent the enemy from scoring. When he retired in the fifth the score was | o to 0. Phelan took Swanson's place. He was nervous and Brockton touch ed him for seven hits and two runs coodfielding saved him in the seventh and eighth.
 The visitors tried three pitchers. Warwick, who started, was the best of the trio. Adams succeeded him and was proved unsteady. The Mechanics ] got to him for one tally. When he retired at the end of the sixth, Brock ton was leading by to 1. Bridgeport however, took a great liking to the offerings of Burrell who worked the last three innings, and gathered five tallies.
 Bridgeport did nothing remarkable with the stick although the boys man. aged to bunch their seven hits with the Brockton errors. Hi Ladd had two singles while Eley, Crooks Hall, Rus sell and Kustus gathered one each. The visitors made nine safeties, two off Swanson and seven off Phelan. The fielding feature was contributed hrv rn%r ynr1fh h m naughton was on third. with one out, when Boardman sent a fly to deep right. Kustus made a fine catch and by perfect throw to Gagain caught Connaughton at the plate.
 Manager McCann used three catch ers Russell made the best showing. He drew a hit and base on balls, and made a good catch of foul. He worked the last two innings. Mcleod did well in the first five stanzas while Gagain also impressed the crowd fa- vorably.
 Brockton was the first to score. Tn the fifth Weedon led off with a hit Henrikson. Connaughton's tap to left filled the bases and when Smith grounded to Crooks, Weedon crossed the plate The Mechanics tied things in tias fifth. Hall singled and stole gecond Hey walked ant when Loff-
 
 scored Stowe was passed, filling the bases but Smith saved the visitors by running back for fine catch of Ladd's long drive
 Brockton went ahead again in the sixth by tallying run on Barry s single and Weedon's two bagger. In the seventh Bridgeport took the lead by scoring three. Russell slammed 8 single to left and advanced to second when Eley walked, Crooks forced Eley at second, but Stowe strolled filling the bases. Ladd cracked a hot ground CT that bounded off Copnaughton' s shins and Russell and Crooks came home. Ladd and Stowe worked the delayed steal. Stowe scoring when the ball was thrown to second.
 Bridgeport's last two runs came in the eighth. Hall and Russell were passed to first. While Eley was at the bat, Gallagher, the Brockton back stop, had a passed ball and Hall SCOT ed, Russel going to third. He count ed when Gallagher let another ball set by him. It was raining so hard at the beginning of the ninth that Umpire Hollywood called the game. The score: